Hovenia dulcis - An Asian traditional herb

Planta Medica

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 943-949

  Hyun, Tae Kyung ^a   Eom, Seung Hee ^a   Yu, Chang Yeon ^b   Roitsch, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ethanol detoxification; free radical scavenger; hepatoprotective; Hovenia dulcis; Japanese raisin tree; Rhamnaceae

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AFZELECHIN; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; AMPELOPSIN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIMUTAGENIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA CAROTENE; BUTYLCRESOL; CATECHIN; DAIDZIN; FERULIC ACID; HOVENIA DULCIS EXTRACT; HOVENITIN; HOVENODULINOL; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROBUCOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIC ACID;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DETOXIFICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HOVENIA DULCIS; HUMAN; LIVER PROTECTION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SHORT SURVEY; SWEETNESS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RHAMNACEAE;

HOVENIA DULCIS; RHAMNACEAE;

EID: 77954876448     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249776     Document Type: Short Survey

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