Evaluation of 33 medicinal plant extracts for the antioxidant capacity and total phenols

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4 PART 1, 2010, Pages 207-210

  Stef, Ducu Sandu ^a   Iosif, Gergen ^a   Ioan Trasca, Teodor ^a   Stef, Lavinia ^a   Pop, Cecilia ^a   Harmanescu, Monica ^a   Biron, Ramona ^a   Pet, Elena ^a  

^a University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine   (Romania)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; CUPRAC; DPPH; FRAP; Medicinal herbs; Total phenols

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; CALENDULA OFFICIALIS EXTRACT; CHELIDONIUM EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA EXTRACT; CYNARA SCOLYMUS EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPILOBIUM MONTANUM EXTRACT; EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; MALVA SILVESTRIS EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MELISSAE FOLIUM EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHOENICULUS EXTRACT; PINUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO MAJOR EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; RHAMNUS EXTRACT; ROSA CANINA EXTRACT; SALIX EXTRACT; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE EXTRACT; THYMI HERBA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; CALENDULA OFFICIALIS; CAPSELLA; CHELIDONIUM; COMFREY; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; DANDELION; DRUG SCREENING; ECHINACEAE HERBA; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM MONTANUM; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; FRANGULA; GALIUM; HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MALVA SILVESTRIS; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELISSAE FOLIUM; MENTHA PIPERITA; NONHUMAN; PHOENICULUS; PINE; PLANTAGO MAJOR; ROSA CANINA; SALIX BABYLONICA; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; THYMI HERBA; TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS; URTICA DIOICA; VALERIANA OFFICINALIS; VIOLAE TRICOLORIS HERBA;

EPILOBIUM MONTANUM;

EID: 78751624589     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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