A comparative study on the traditional Indian Shodhana and Chinese processing methods for aconite roots by characterization and determination of the major components

Chemistry Central Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jaiswal, Yogini ^a   Liang, Zhitao ^a   Yong, Peng ^b   Chen, Hubiao ^a   Zhao, Zhongzhen ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

A. carmichaelii Debx; A. kusnezoffii Reichb; Aconitum heterophyllum wall; Ayurveda; Detoxification; Diester diterpenoid alkaloids; Ranunculaceae; Traditional Chinese medicine; UHPLC Q TOF MS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886172956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1752153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-7-169     Document Type: Article

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