Evaluation of antioxidant properties of 20 medicinal plant extracts traditionally used in Ayurvedic medicine in Sri Lanka

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 50-56

  Attanayake, A P ^a   Jayatilaka, K A P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

DPPH; FRAP; IC50; Medicinal plant extracts; NO inhibition assay; Polyphenol content

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952803068     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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