Labisia Pumila - A Source of Medicine
Nozlena Abdul Samad a *
Australian Herbal Insight 1(1) 004-006 https://doi.org/10.25163/ahi.110002
Submitted: 06 June 2018 Revised: 29 June 2018 Published: 01 July 2018
Abstract
Labisia pumila has been reported to contain phenolic compounds. Phenolic compounds may have potent antioxidant activity and also anti-carcinogenic, anti-bacterial, anti-viral or anti-inflammatory activities. Keeping this in view, the present study is initiated with an aim to review the potential biological activity of this plant.
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