Comparing the composition and bioactivity of Crataegus monogyna flowers and fruits used in folk medicine

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-188

  Barros, Lillian ^a   Carvalho, Ana Maria ^a   Ferreira, Isabel C F R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Composition; Crataegus monogyna; Flowers and fruits; Portuguese ethnoflora

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIAGNOSIS; FATTY ACIDS; FREE RADICALS; FRUITS; SUGARS;

ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES; BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; FLOWER AND FRUIT; OVER RIPENED; PHENOLICS; PLANT FOODS; PORTUGUESE ETHNOFLORA; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES;

BIOACTIVITY;

ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; FAT; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SCAVENGER; SUGAR; TOCOPHEROL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRATAEGUS; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA; DRUG ACTIVITY; FLOWER; FRUIT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PORTUGAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA;

EID: 79951860661     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1267     Document Type: Article

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