Vegetational variation of phenolic compounds in Epilobium angustifolium

Natural Product Research

Volumn 26, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 1951-1953

  Jürgenson, Siiri ^a   Matto, Vallo ^a   Raal, Ain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Epilobium angustifolium L.; Estonia; flavonoids; medicinal plant; polyphenols; tannins; vegetational variation

Indexed keywords

FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; POLYPHENOL; TANNIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; ESTONIA; FLOWER; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VEGETATION;

EPILOBIUM; FLAVONOIDS; PHENOLS; POLYPHENOLS; TANNINS;

CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 84867049714     PISSN: 14786419     EISSN: 14786427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2011.643310     Document Type: Article

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