Herba Epimedii: Anti-oxidative properties and its medical implications

Molecules

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 7861-7870

  Wing Sze, Stephen Cho ^a   Tong, Yao ^a   Ng, Tzi Bun ^b   Yin Cheng, Chris Lok ^a   Cheung, Ho Pan ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti oxidant; Flavonoids; Herba Epimedii; Icarrin; Polysaccharides; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

CELL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPIMEDIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; CELLS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPIMEDIUM; FLAVONOIDS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 78649472934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules15117861     Document Type: Review

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