Anti-tumorigenic activity of five culinary and medicinal herbs grown under greenhouse conditions and their combination effects

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1849-1854

  Yi, Weiguang ^a   Wetzstein, Hazel Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Colon cancer; Phenolic; SW 480; Synergistic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLON TUMOR; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LAMIACEAE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; SPICE; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; LAMIACEAE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES;

MENTHA SPICATA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS; THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 79959247736     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.4394     Document Type: Article

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