DGND Gamage, RM Dharmadasa, DC Abeysinghe, RGS Wijesekara, GA Prathapasinghe and Takao Someya. Assessment of Phytochemical Contents and Total Antioxidant Capacity of Five Medicinal Plants with Cosmetic Potential under Three Different Drying Methods.
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antioxidant capacity, drying methods, flavonoid content, medicinal plants, phenolic content
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