Boerhaavia diffusa - A wild herb with potent biological and antimicrobial properties

Asian Agri-History

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-68

  Awasthi, L P ^a   Verma, H N ^b  

^a N D UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUCKNOW   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; MEDICINAL PLANT; VIRAL DISEASE;

BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; NYCTAGINACEAE;

EID: 31844438843     PISSN: 09717730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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