Parthenocide: The demise of a facile theory of feverfew activity

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 95-98

  Awang, Dennis V C ^a  

^a MediPlant Consulting Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTHENOLIDE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; HIGHER PLANT; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; PLANT LEAF; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; PARTHENIUM; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EID: 0031824954     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v05n04_11     Document Type: Article

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