Antioxidant activity of Garcinia indica (kokam) and its syrup

Current Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-93

  Mishra, Akanksha ^a   Bapat, Mrinal M ^a   Tilak, Jai C ^b   Devasagayam, Thomas P A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Kokam; Medicinal properties; Syrup

Indexed keywords

GARCINIA; GARCINIA INDICA;

EID: 33746604057     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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