Peruvian maca: Two scientific names Lepidium Meyenii walpers and Lepidium Peruvianum chacon – Are they phytochemically-synonymous?

International Journal of Biomedical Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Meissner, Henry O ^a   Mscisz, Alina ^b   Kedzia, Bogdan ^b   Pisulewski, Pawel ^c   Piatkowska, Ewa ^c  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Research Institute of Medicinal Plants   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glucosinolytes; Hypocotyl; Lepidium meyenii; Lepidium peruvianum; Methoxy flavon; Peruvian maca

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTIVATED SPECIES; DIET; DNA SEQUENCE; HERB; LEPIDIUM; LEPIDIUM MEYENII; LEPIDIUM PERUVIANUM; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PERU; PERUVIAN MACA; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT TAXONOMY; THERAPY;

LEPIDIUM MEYENII; LEPIDIUM PERUVIANUM;

EID: 84926463385     PISSN: 15509702     EISSN: 15552810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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