Antiradical efficiency of 20 selected medicinal plants

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1054-1062

  Kamal, Raka ^a   Yadav, Sunita ^a   Mathur, Manas ^a   Katariya, Pawan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Antiradical efficiency; Free radicals; Medicinal plants; Plant extracts; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BLACK PEPPER EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FREE RADICAL; GINGER EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; MENTHA PIPERATA EXTRACT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; MORINGA OLEIFERA EXTRACT; PIPER LONGUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RETINOL; ROSA INDICA EXTRACT; SANTALUM ALBUM EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; TRACHYSPERMUM AMNI EXTRACT; TRIGONELLA FOENUMGRAECUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATERMELON EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLACK PEPPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURCUMA LONGA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FENUGREEK; GINGER; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA PIPERATA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PIPER LONGUM; ROSA INDICA; ROSE; SANTALUM ALBUM; SYZYGIUM CUMINI; TRACHYSPERMUM AMNI; WATERMELON;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84862167890     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.553720     Document Type: Article

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