Antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect of some commonly used medicinal plants against lipid per-oxidation in mice brain

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 83-90

  Khan, Asmatullah ^a   Nazar, Halima ^a   Sabir, Syed Mubashar ^b   Irshad, Muhammad ^b   Awan, Shahid Iqbal ^b   Abbas, Rizwan ^c   Akram, Muhammad ^b   Khaliq, Abdul ^b   Rocha, João Batista Texeira ^d   Ahmad, Syed Dilnawaz ^c   Malik, Farnaz ^e  

^a HAMDARD UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b University of Poonch Rawalakot   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR   (Pakistan)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Balb c mice; Iron chelation; Medicinal plants; Oxidative stress; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

ALIUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; BALSAMODENDRON MUKUL EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; FERROUS SULFATE; FLAVONOID; MALONALDEHYDE; PHENOL; PLANT EXTRACT; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CHEBULA EXTRACT; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2,2-DIPHENYL-1-PICRYLHYDRAZYL; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PICRIC ACID;

ALIUM SATIVUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BALSAMODENDRON MUKUL; BARK; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; FRUIT; IN VITRO STUDY; IRON CHELATION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; TERMINALIA ARJUNA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; ALLIUM; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; BRAIN; COMMIPHORA; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PHYLLANTHUS; TERMINALIA;

ALLIUM; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; BRAIN; COMMIPHORA; FRUIT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICE; OXIDANTS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHENOLS; PHYLLANTHUS; PICRATES; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TERMINALIA; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES;

EID: 84911882509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v11i5.14     Document Type: Article

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