Determination of selenium content in aqueous extract of medicinal plants used as herbal supplement for cancer patients

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3327-3332

  Kolachi, N F ^a   Kazi, T G ^a   Afridi, H I ^a   Khan, S ^a   Wadhwa, S K ^a   Shah, A Q ^a   Shah, F ^a   Baig, J A ^a   Sirajuddin, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SINDH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Aqueous extract; Medicinal plants; Microwave assisted extraction method; Selenium

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; SELENIUM; WATER;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CULTURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; CALIBRATION; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MICROWAVES; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SELENIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

EID: 78049439809     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.08.032     Document Type: Article

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