Phytochemical screening of aqueous and hydroalcoholic extractive solutions of Taraxacum hispanicum leaves

• Author(s): Laranjeira, Cátia ; Oliveira, Ana Isabel ; Ferraz Oliveira, Rita ; Cruz, Agostinho ; Pinho, Cláudia
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/22147
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Dandelion; Taraxacum hispanicum; Phytochemicals; Solvents; Extract
• Document Type: Conference object
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Plants of the genus Taraxacum (dandelion) are a source of diverse phytochemicals, and its biological activities can be exploited in different areas of human health. Phytochemical composition of dandelion, in particular T. officinale, has been extensively studied over the years. However, to date no studies have been performed regarding T. hispanicum phytochemical characterization, which is a common South European specie of Taraxacum.