A review of phytochemistry and bioactivity of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.)

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 3577-3594

  Khoubnasabjafari, Maryam ^a   Jouyban, Abolghasem ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cydonia maliformis; Cydonia vulgaris; Phytochemicals; Pyrus cydonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CAFFEIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CYDONIA OBLONGA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HEMATOLOGIC AGENT; HYDROCINNAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KAEMPFEROL DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; QUERCETIN DERIVATIVE; TERPINENE; TOLBUTAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIHEMOLYTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CYDONIA OBLONGA; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG SCREENING; FRUIT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY INJURY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; QUINCE; RENAL PROTECTION; REVIEW; SKIN DEFECT; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; CYDONIA; CYDONIA OBLONGA;

EID: 80051920341     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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