Anti-inflammatory Activity of the Invasive Neophyte Polygonum Cuspidatum Sieb. and Zucc. (Polygonaceae) and the Chemical Comparison of the Invasive and Native Varieties with regard to Resveratrol

Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. and Zucc. has been traditionally used as a member of many anti-inflammatory polyherbal formulations, but is now a widespread invasive neophyte in Europe and America. To discuss if the invasive variety is chemically identical to the native one in traditional medicine, the d...

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Published in:	Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
Main Authors:	Peihong Fan, Tao Zhang, Dr, Kurt Hostettmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2013-07-01
Subjects:	Anti-inflammatory Invasive neophyte Polygonum cuspidatum Piceatannol glucoside Resveratrol
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016301912