Angolan cymbopogon citratus used for therapeutic benefits: nutritional composition and influence of solvents in phytochemicals content and antioxidant activity of leaf extracts

Folk medicine is a relevant and effective part of indigenous healthcare systems which are, in practice, totally dependent on traditional healers. An outstanding coincidence between indigenous medicinal plant uses and scientifically proved pharmacological properties of several phytochemicals has been...

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Main Author: Soares, Marta O. (author)
Other Authors: Alves, Rita C. (author), Pires, Pedro C. (author), Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P. (author), Vinha, Ana F. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/3357
Country:Portugal
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