The antioxidant activity of Clitoria ternatea flower petal extracts and eye gel

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1624-1625

  Kamkaen, N ^a   Wilkinson, J M ^b  

^a SRINAKHARINWIROT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Butterfly pea; Clitoria ternatea; Flower

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT; CLITORIA TERNATEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CLITORIA TERNATEA; DRUG FORMULATION; GEL; LEGUME; PETAL;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CLITORIA; DOSAGE FORMS; FLOWERS; GELS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CENTROSEMA; CLITORIA TERNATEA;

EID: 70449109495     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2832     Document Type: Article

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