An in vitro study of the antioxidant activities and effect on human DNA of the Chinese herbal decoction 'Liu Wei di Huang'

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 662-667

  Szeto, Yim Tong ^a   Lei, Pui Cheong ^b   Ngai, Kam Leong ^b   Yiu, Andy Tak Wah ^b   Chan, Catarina Sin Pek ^b   Kok, Edith Wun Fong ^b   Leong, Chi Wa ^b  

^a MACAU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Macao)

^b Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China   (Macao)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Comet assay; Herb; Oxidative stress; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHINESE DRUG; CORTEX MOUTAN EXTRACT; DNA; FRUCTUS CORNI EXTRACT; GALLIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIU WEI DI HUANG; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PORIA EXTRACT; REHMANNIAE RADIX CONQUITA EXTRACT; RHIZOMA ALISMATIS EXTRACT; RHIZOMA DIOSCOREAE EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTEX MOUTAN; DNA DAMAGE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; FRUCTUS CORNI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PORIA; REHMANNIAE RADIX CONQUITA; RHIZOMA ALISMATIS; RHIZOMA DIOSCOREAE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; COMET ASSAY; DIOSCOREA; DNA DAMAGE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PAEONIA; RHIZOME;

EID: 70450177460     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637480802012209     Document Type: Article

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