Rubus fruticosus L.: Constituents, biological activities and health related uses

Molecules

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 10998-11029

  Zia Ul Haq, Muhammad ^a   Riaz, Muhammad ^b   De Feo, Vincenzo ^c   Jaafar, Hawa Z E ^d   Moga, Marius ^e  

^a The Patent Office   (Pakistan)

^b Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^e TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY OF BRASOV   (Romania)

Author keywords

Nutrition; Pharmacology; Phytochemistry; Rubus fruticosus L.

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

CHEMISTRY; FRUIT; MEDICINAL PLANT; META ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RUBUS;

FRUIT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOCHEMICALS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RUBUS;

EID: 84906707603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules190810998     Document Type: Review

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