Antioxidant research in Asia in the period from 2000-2008

American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 48-66

  Hafidh, R R ^a   Abdulamir, A S ^a   Abu Bakar, F ^a   Abas, F ^a   Jahanshiri, F ^a   Sekawi, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Herbs; Medicinal food; Natural products; Spice

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTHOCYANIN; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; CAFFEINE; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CINNAMON EXTRACT; CLOVE EXTRACT; CRATAEVA NURVALA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOID GLYCOSIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINT EXTRACT; NARINGENIN; ONION EXTRACT; PEPPER EXTRACT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RADIOPROTECTIVE AGENT; SHO SEIRYU TO; TURMERIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANOREXIA; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ASIA; ASTHMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AYURVEDA; BLEEDING; CANCER PREVENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLOVE; CRATAEVA NURVALA; CURCUMA LONGA; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENTIATION; DYSPNEA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GINSENG; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMPOTENCE; INSOMNIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA; MORINDA CITRIFOLIA; MORINDA ELLIPTICA; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PIPER SARMENTOSUM; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHINITIS; ROSACEAE; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEAKNESS; WORM INFECTION; WOUND;

EID: 70249126172     PISSN: 15574962     EISSN: 15574970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajptsp.2009.56.74     Document Type: Review

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