Coleus aromaticus: a therapeutic herb with multiple potentials
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Coleus Aromaticus Benth – a Nutritive Medicinal Plant of Potential Therapeutic Value
Coleus aromaticus Benth (Lamiaceae) is known as a must-have plant in medicinal herb garden. The plant is well known for its antimicrobial and pharmacological activities. It is also reported to possess antioxidant and food additive properties. Antioxidant activity is reported to be mainly due to rosmarinic acid, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid. The essential oil of Coleus aromaticus has great ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Food Science and Technology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-1155,0975-8402
DOI: 10.1007/s13197-016-2292-y