Development of natural dye based sindoor

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-29

  Kapoor, V P ^a   Katiyar, K ^a   Pushpangadan, P ^b   Singh, N ^c  

^a CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c International Institute of Herbal Medicines   (India)

Author keywords

Eco system; Herbal sindoor; Lead poisoning; Natural dyes; Skin allergy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949195749     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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