Rumex induratus leaves: phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity

• Author(s): Guerra, Luís ; Pereira, Carla ; Rodrigues, M.A. ; Andrade, P.B. ; Gonçalves, Rui ; Seabra, R.M. ; Valentão, P.
• Date: 2008
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2946
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Several species of the Rumex (Polygonaceae) genus have been used in traditional medicine, although their high oxalic acid content has been implicated in oxalic intoxication, mainly la children. Rumex induratus Boiss & Reuter is an endemic Liberian herb that prefers rocky habitats of the thermo Mediterranean region.