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Antioxidative Agents From Medicinal Plants

Antioxidative Agents From Medicinal Plants

Sandeep Kumar, Ahmad Hussain, Manish Singh Sansi, Daraksha Iram, Priyanka, Ashutosh Vats
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781668435465|ISBN10: 1668435462|EISBN13: 9781668435472
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3546-5.ch010
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Kumar, Sandeep, et al. "Antioxidative Agents From Medicinal Plants." Research Anthology on Recent Advancements in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 179-194. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3546-5.ch010

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Kumar, S., Hussain, A., Sansi, M. S., Iram, D., Priyanka, & Vats, A. (2022). Antioxidative Agents From Medicinal Plants. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Research Anthology on Recent Advancements in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals (pp. 179-194). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3546-5.ch010

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Kumar, Sandeep, et al. "Antioxidative Agents From Medicinal Plants." In Research Anthology on Recent Advancements in Ethnopharmacology and Nutraceuticals, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 179-194. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-3546-5.ch010

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Abstract

The medicinal plants have been used by humans since ancient times, and the great civilizations of the world in ancient times were well aware of the benefits brought by the use of medicinal plants. This chapter provides important information regarding medicinal plants that have a wide variety of antioxidative agents ranging from bitter compounds that stimulate digestion system, phenolic compounds for antioxidant and numerous other pharmacological properties, antibacterial, and antifungal to tannins that act as natural antibiotics, diuretic substances, alkaloids, and so forth.

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