Traditional Herbal Medicines - The Role of Polyphenols

E. Haslam; T. H. Lilley; Ya Cai; R. Martin; D. Mangnolato

doi:10.1055/s-2006-961764

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Planta Med 1989; 55(1): 1-8
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961764

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Traditional Herbal Medicines - The Role of Polyphenols

E. Haslam¹ , T. H. Lilley¹ , Ya Cai¹ , R. Martin¹ , D. Mangnolato²

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom
²Nestlé Research Department, Nestlé Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blancs, CH-1000, Lausanne, Switzerland

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1988

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The polyphenol composition of some traditional herbal remedies is reviewed. Polyphenols probably act in such remedies by virtue of their astringent action and current views on the molecular basis of this property are outlined discussed.

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