Antioxidative and <it>in vitro </it>antiproliferative activity of <it>Arctium lappa </it>root extracts

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Arctium lappa</it>, known as burdock, is widely used in popular medicine for hypertension, gout, hepatitis and other inflammatory disorders. Pharmacological studies indicated that burdock roots have hepatoprotective,...

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Main Authors: Carvalho João E, Foglio Mary A, Ruiz Ana LTG, Predes Fabricia S, Dolder Heidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-03-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/11/25