Biochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of extracts from Podophyllum hexandrum rhizome
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Biochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of extracts from Podophyllum hexandrum rhizome
BACKGROUND Podophyllum hexandrum Royle (P. hexandrum) is a perennial herb and widely used in clinic. The present study was designed to separate and identify the biochemical composition and antioxidant capacity of extracts from P. hexandrum rhizome. METHODS The ethyl acetate and ethanol extracts from P. hexandrum rhizome were analyzed by GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry), and the an...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1472-6882
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-263