Antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts of sweet-flag (Acorus calamus) leaves and rhizomes

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-11

  Devi, S Asha ^a   Ganjewala, Deepak ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

DPPH; flavonoids; free radicals; phenolics; proanthocyanidins; scavenger

Indexed keywords

ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; FERROUS ION; FLAVONOID; METHANOL; PHENOL; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; QUERCETIN; SUPEROXIDE;

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FREE RADICAL; LEAF; METHANOL; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PLANT EXTRACT; RHIZOME; SCAVENGER; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; IC 50; PLANT LEAF; REDUCTION; RHIZOME;

ACORUS CALAMUS;

EID: 79952681105     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10496475.2010.509659     Document Type: Article

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