Medicinal plants as a source of antioxidants

Research Journal of Phytochemistry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 213-224

  Sati, Sushil Chandra ^a   Sati, Nitm ^a   Rawat, U ^a   Sati, O P ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Ayurveda; Flavonoids; Phenolics; Tannins

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956630307     PISSN: 18193471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjphyto.2010.213.224     Document Type: Article

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