A review of the antioxidant potential of medicinal plant species

Food and Bioproducts Processing

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-233

  Krishnaiah, Duduku ^a   Sarbatly, Rosalam ^a   Nithyanandam, Rajesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Different countries; Medicinal species; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL; BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CRATAEVA NURVALA; DIFFERENT COUNTRIES; FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMAN DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LAMIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANTS; MEDICINAL SPECIES; NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; PLANT SPECIES; PREVENTIVE MEDICINES; RADIATA; SYNTHETIC ANTIOXIDANTS; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA; URTICA DIOICA;

DISEASES; ESSENTIAL OILS; FOOD PROCESSING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ACACIA; ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; BIDENS PILOSA; CRATAEVA NURVALA; DIOSPYROS; DRACOCEPHALUM MOLDAVICA; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS MICROCARPA; GERANIUM SANGUINEUM; LAMIACEAE; LEEA INDICA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; PELARGONIUM; PELARGONIUM ENDLICHERIANUM; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; POLYALTHIA; POLYALTHIA CERASOIDES; RADIATA; RHEUM RIBES; RHEUM X HYBRIDUM; RIBES HUDSONIANUM; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SARGENTODOXA CUNEATA; TEUCRIUM; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA; URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 78149456264     PISSN: 09603085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2010.04.008     Document Type: Review

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