Reduction of β-asarone in acori rhizoma by decoction

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1448-1452

  Chen, Chu ^a   Spriano, Daniela ^a   Meier, Beat ^a  

^a ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

asarone; Acori rhizome; Acorus tatarinowii Schott; Araceae; HPLC analysis; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

BETA ASARONE;

ACORI RHIZOMA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; DECOCTION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; REDUCTION;

ACORUS; ANISOLES; CARCINOGENS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; RHIZOME;

ACORUS TATARINOWII; ARACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 70449447974     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185742     Document Type: Article

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