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Comparison of the total antioxidant content of 30 widely used medicinal plants of New Mexico.
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The antioxidant content of the aqueous extracts was substantial, ranging from 27 to 972 micromol Trolox equivalent per gram dry weight, and an extract of the leaves of the plant Ilex paraguensis contained the highest amount of antioxidant.About:
This article is published in Life Sciences.The article was published on 2002-01-18. It has received 132 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Medicinal plants & Trolox.read more
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A review of the antioxidant potential of medicinal plant species
TL;DR: The literature reveals that these natural antioxidants represent a potentially side effect-free alternative to synthetic antioxidants in the food processing industry and for use in preventive medicine.
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Yerba Mate Tea (Ilex paraguariensis): A Comprehensive Review on Chemistry, Health Implications, and Technological Considerations
Caleb I. Heck,E.G. De Mejia +1 more
TL;DR: This review presents the usage, chemistry, biological activities, health effects, and some technological considerations for processing of Yerba Mate tea and assesses in a concise and comprehensive way the potential of Ilex paraguariensis as a source of biological compounds for the nutraceutical industry.
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In vivo anti-inflammatory and in vitro antioxidant activities of Mediterranean dietary plants.
Filomena Conforti,Silvio Sosa,Mariangela Marrelli,Federica Menichini,Giancarlo Statti,Dimitar Uzunov,Aurelia Tubaro,Francesco Menichini,Roberto Della Loggia +8 more
TL;DR: Five hydroalcoholic extracts of edible plants from Calabria region (Italy) used in local traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases were evaluated for their in vivo topical anti-inflammatory activity and in vitro antioxidant and antiradical properties.
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Preliminary comparative analysis of medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine of Bulgaria and Italy.
TL;DR: From this comparison it emerges that knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses are well founded, more than 80% of the plants are employed in identical or similar kinds of ailments, their preparation also showing marked similarities.
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Polyphenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity, and quinone reductase activity of an aqueous extract of Ardisia compressa in comparison to mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and green (Camellia sinensis) teas.
TL;DR: The results suggest that AC has a different mechanism of protection against cytotoxicity that is not related to its antioxidant capacity and further studies are needed to explore its potential as a chemopreventive or therapeutic agent.
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