Screening of some Greek aromatic plants for antioxidant activity

The role of antioxidants in preventing oxygen radical and hydrogen peroxide induced cytotoxicity and tissue damage in various human diseases is increasingly recognized. In this study the in vitro antioxidant activity of the ethanol extracts obtained from 21 aromatic plants belonging to the Lamiaceae...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Phytotherapy research 2003-02, Vol.17 (2), p.194-195
Hauptverfasser:	Couladis, Maria, Tzakou, Olga, Verykokidou, Evmorfia, Harvala, Catherine
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alpha-Tocopherol - chemistry antioxidant activity Antioxidants - chemistry Biological and medical sciences crude extracts General pharmacology Greece Humans Lamiaceae Medical sciences Medicine, Traditional Pharmacognosy. Homeopathy. Health food Pharmacology. Drug treatments Phytotherapy Plant Extracts - chemistry Plant Stems
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Zusammenfassung:	The role of antioxidants in preventing oxygen radical and hydrogen peroxide induced cytotoxicity and tissue damage in various human diseases is increasingly recognized. In this study the in vitro antioxidant activity of the ethanol extracts obtained from 21 aromatic plants belonging to the Lamiaceae family was investigated. Of the extracts tested, those of Salvia ringens, Salvia pomifera, Stachys spruneri, Origanum dictamnus, Phlomis lanata, Ballota pseudodictamnus, Ballota acetabulosa, Teucrium polium, Calamintha glandulosa and Micromeria graeca exhibited the same activity as α‐tocopherol. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:	0951-418X 1099-1573
DOI:	10.1002/ptr.1261