The study of in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activity and total phenolic content of Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.: A medicinally important plant

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 942-947

  Sen, Antara ^a   Batra, Amla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN   (India)

Author keywords

1,1 diphenyl 2 picrylhydrazyl (DPPH); Free radical scavenging activity; Phenolic compo; Phyllanthus amarus Schum. and Thonn.

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYLLANTHUS AMARUS EXTRACT;

1, 1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 84879978408     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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