Revisiting kinos-An Australian perspective

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 259-267

  Locher, Cornelia ^a   Currie, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Australia; Ethnobotany; Eucalyptus spp.; Kino; Polyphenolics; Tannins

Indexed keywords

ELLAGIC ACID; EUCALYPTUS KINO; GALLIC ACID; KINO; POLYPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORIGINE; ANTIDIARRHEAL ACTIVITY; ANTIHELMINTHIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHEMORRHAGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIMUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; AUSTRALIA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUCALYPTUS; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AUSTRALIA; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PUBLISHING;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 77649181271     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.01.028     Document Type: Review

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