Bioactive constituents in Herba Epimedii and their developmental strategies

Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 329-332

  Zhang, Hua Feng ^a   Yang, Xiao Hua ^b  

^a SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioactive constituents; Development and utilization; Herba Epimedii

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LITHIUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNOFLORINE; MANGANESE; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; DRUG ACTIVITY; EPIMEDIUM; HERBA EPIMEDII; MEDICINAL PLANT; REVIEW;

EID: 77951526874     PISSN: 02532670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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