The chemical composition, botanical characteristic and biological activities of Borago officinalis: A review

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue S1, 2014, Pages S22-S28

  Asadi Samani, Majid ^a   Bahmani, Mahmoud ^b   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^a  

^a SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LORESTAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Borage; Botanical characteristics; Linolenic acid; Pharmacognosy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908221797     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(14)60199-1     Document Type: Article

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