Biological activities of aerial parts of Paeonia emodi Wall

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1313-1316

  Khan, Taous ^a   Ahmad, Mansoor ^a   Khan, Hamayun ^b   Khan, Mir Azam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAKAND   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Biological activities; Heamagglutination; Insecticidal activity; Paeonia emodi; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

PAEONIA EMODI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ARTEMIA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BRUCHUS PISORUM; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMAGGLUTINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LEMNA MINOR; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PAEONIA; PAEONIA EMODI; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; BRUCHUS PISORUM; FUNGI; INSECTA; LEMNA MINOR; PAEONIA; PAEONIA EMODI;

EID: 27744601514     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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