Aqueous root extract of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. Has antioxidant activity in D-galactose-induced aging mice

Abstract Background Extracts of plants have been considered as sources of natural antioxidant agents. In this study, we aimed to explore the antioxidant capacity of the aqueous root extract of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Lour.) Merr. Methods Using vitamin C (Vc) as a positive control, we analyzed the...

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Main Authors: Linghua Lei, Yanhua Chen, Lijun Ou, Yinglong Xu, Xiaoying Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-017-1975-x