An insight into Malaysian herbal medicines

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 297-298

  Ang, Hooi Hoon ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; STEROID;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

APHRODISIACS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 2542447231     PISSN: 01656147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2004.04.003     Document Type: Letter

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