A Systematic Review on the Health Effects of Plums (Prunus domestica and Prunus salicina)

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 701-731

  Igwe, Ezinne O ^a   Charlton, Karen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

health effects; plums; Prunus domestica; Prunus salcina; systematic review

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PRUNUS DOMESTICA EXTRACT; PRUNUS EXTRACT; PRUNUS SALICINA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIALLERGIC ACTIVITY; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC CONSTIPATION; COGNITION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; PEER REVIEW; PEPTIC ULCER; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLUM; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SALICINA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FRUIT;

ANIMALS; FRUIT; HUMANS; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 84961279108     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5581     Document Type: Review

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