Planta Medica, Table of Contents Planta Med 1989; 55(1): 1-8DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961764 Review © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkTraditional Herbal Medicines - The Role of PolyphenolsE. Haslam1 , T. H. Lilley1 , Ya Cai1 , R. Martin1 , D. Mangnolato2 1Department of Chemistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S3 7HF, United Kingdom 2Nestlé Research Department, Nestlé Ltd., Vers-Chez-Les-Blancs, CH-1000, Lausanne, Switzerland Recommend Article Abstract PDF Download Abstract The polyphenol composition of some traditional herbal remedies is reviewed. Polyphenols probably act in such remedies by virtue of their astringent action and current views on the molecular basis of this property are outlined discussed. PDF (641 kb)
