Phytochemical and pharmacological profiles of Dioscorea species in Korea, China and Japan

Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 257-279

  Yang, Min Hye ^a   Yoon, Kee Dong ^a   Chin, Young Won ^a   Kim, Jinwoong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Botanical properties; Dioscorea alata; Dioscorea batatas; Dioscorea bulbifera; Dioscorea japonica; Dioscorea nipponica; Dioscorea opposita; Dioscorea tokoro; Pharmacological properties; Phytochemical properties

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ADENOSINE; ALLANTOIN; ANTHOCYANIN; ARGININE; BIBENZYL DERIVATIVE; CAFFEIC ACID; CAMPESTEROL; CATECHIN; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLINE; CRYPTOXANTHIN; DAUCOSTEROL; DITERPENE; DOPAMINE; FLAVONOID; KAEMPFEROL; LATHOSTEROL; MYRICETIN; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PHYTOHORMONE; PROCYANIDIN DERIVATIVE; QUERCETIN; SAPONIN; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; STIGMASTEROL; UNINDEXED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL;

CHINA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA BATATAS; DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA; DIOSCOREA NIPPONICA; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITA; DIOSCOREA TOKORO; JAPAN; KOREA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; REVIEW; YAM;

EID: 77957940853     PISSN: 02533073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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