Review on Iranian medicinal plants with antioxidant properties

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 9, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 19-32

  Khanahmadi, M ^a   Rezazadeh, Sh ^a  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA WILHEMSII; ALIUM LATIFOLIUM; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTEMISIA HAUSSKNECHTII; BASIL; CHROZOPHORA TINCTORIA; DILL; DRUG DETERMINATION; ECHIUM AMOENUM; FERULAGO ANGULATA; HERB; IRAN; LAVANDULA OFFICINALIS; LIPPIA CITRIODORA; MAIZE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELILOUTS OFFICINALIS; NEPETA ISPAHANICA; NONHUMAN; OLEA EUROPAEAL; REVIEW; SALVIA MIRZAYANI; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SMYRNIUM CORDIFOLIUM; TEA; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; THYMUS DAENENSIS; ZHUMERIA MAJDAE;

EID: 79953903905     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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