Chemical constituents and pharmacology of the aristolochia ( mǎdōu ling) species

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 249-266

  Kuo, Ping Chung ^a   Li, Yue Chiun ^a   Wu, Tian Shung ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Aristolochia; Aristolochic acid; Bioactivity; Flavonoid; Terpenoid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886393942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22254110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2225-4110(16)30111-0     Document Type: Article

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