Polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of Bulgarian medicinal plants

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 145-150

  Ivanova, D ^a   Gerova, D ^a   Chervenkov, T ^a   Yankova, T ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VARNA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Medicinal plants; Tea; Total phenolics; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA EXTRACT; ANTIOXIDANT; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI EXTRACT; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CAPSELLA BURSA PASTORIS EXTRACT; CETRARIA ISLANDICA EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; COTINUS COGGYGRIA EXTRACT; CRATAEGUS MONOGYNA EXTRACT; CYCLOPIA INTERMEDIA EXTRACT; HUMULUS LUPULUS EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS EXTRACT; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA EXTRACT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; ORIGANUM VULGARE EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO MAJOR EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; RUBUS DIVERSA EXTRACT; SIDERITIS SCARDICA EXTRACT; TARAXACUM OFFINALE EXTRACT; TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBENA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

AGRIMONIA EUPATORIA; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA URSI; ARTICLE; ASPALATHUS LINEARIS; BEVERAGE; CALCULATION; CAPSELLA BURSAPASTORIS; CHICORY; COTINUS COGGYGRIA; CRATAEGUS MONOGYMA; CYCLOPIA INTERMEDIA; DANDELION; DRUG SCREENING; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMULUS LUPULUS; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LICHEN ISLANDICUS; MATRICARIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELISSA OFFICINALIS; MENTHA PIPERITA; OREGANO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTAGO MAJOR; PULMONARIA OFFICINALIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RUBUS DIVERSA; SIDERITIS SCARDICA; TEA; TILIA PLATYPHYLLOS; VERBENA OFFICINALIS;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BEVERAGES; BULGARIA; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 9644302385     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.08.033     Document Type: Article

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