Chromium in some herbal drugs

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 464-469

  Rai, V ^a   Agnihotri, A K ^a   Khatoon, S ^a   Rawat, A K S ^a   Mehrotra, S ^a  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA GALANGA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; BUTEA MONOSPERMA EXTRACT; CHROMIUM; COLEUS FORSKOHLI EXTRACT; CURCUMA AMADA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA PROSTATA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LEUCAS ASPERA EXTRACT; MALAXIS ACUMINATA EXTRACT; PEURARIA TUBEROSA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA GALANGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTEMISIA PARVIFLORA; ARTICLE; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; COLEUS FORSKOHLI; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CURCUMA AMADA; EUPHORBIA PROSTATA; HERBAL MEDICINE; INDIA; LEUCAS ASPERA; MALAXIS ACUMINATA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PEURARIA TUBEROSA; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT;

ALPINIA GALANGA; ARTEMISIA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; COLEUS; CURCUMA AMADA; EUPHORBIA; LEUCAS; MALAXIS; TUBEROSA;

CHROMIUM; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDIA; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 23444460134     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-005-0608-0     Document Type: Article

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