Antioxidant Chemistry of Phenolics in Chinese Herbal Medicines: A Holism‐Based Review
Xican Li · 2026
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Xican Li, writing alone in two thousand twenty-six, reviews the antioxidant chemistry of phenolic compounds in Chinese herbal medicines. The review works through seven hundred sixty-nine papers pulled together over forty years of research.
Phenolics, including polyene-linked ones, account for nearly all the antioxidant power of these herbs, ahead of saponins and polysaccharides. The review sorts their workings: electron transfer, proton transfer, hydrogen atom transfer, combined pathways, and radical adduct formation. Structure-activity analysis argues that famous antioxidant groups such as catechol work because conjugation across the whole molecule steadies its oxidized products. The framing follows the holism theory guiding long-used Chinese healing.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xican Li |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 76 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |