Antioxidant Activity and Protecting Health Effects of Common Medicinal Plants

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 67, Issue , 2012, Pages 75-139

  Škrovánková, Soňa ^a   Mišurcová, Ladislava ^a   Machů, Ludmila ^a  

^a TOMAS BATA UNIVERSITY IN ZLIN   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Antioxidants; Health effects; Lamiaceae; Medicinal plants; Phenolic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866922358     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394598-3.00003-4     Document Type: Chapter

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