Elemental characterization of trifala powders and tablets by instrumental neutron activation analysis, thermal analysis and spectral studies of gallic acid

Journal of Herbal Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 15-29

  Choudhury, R P ^a   Kumar, A ^a   Garg, A N ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Elemental contents; Gallic acid; Instrumental neutron activation analysis; Spectral studies; Thermal decomposition; Trifala

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; BARIUM; BROMINE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CESIUM; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; EUROPIUM; GALLIC ACID; HAFNIUM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IRON; LANTHANUM; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THORIUM; TRIFALA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TABLET FORMULATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

GALLIC ACID; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 38649118527     PISSN: 15228940     EISSN: 15229106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J157v07n02_02     Document Type: Article

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