Phyto-pharmacology of Moringa oleifera Lam. - An overview

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 347-353

  Goyal, Bhoomika R ^a   Agrawal, Babita B ^b   Goyal, Ramesh K ^b   Mehta, Anita A ^b  

^a NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b L M COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Chemical constituents; Drumstick tree; Medicinal plant; Moringa oleifera; Multipurpose tree; Pharmacological properties

Indexed keywords

MORINGA OLEIFERA;

EID: 44949119361     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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