A review on antianxiety plants

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 476-483

  Gilhotra, Neeraj ^a   Dhingra, Dinesh ^a  

^a GURU JAMBHESHWAR UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Antianxiety Plants; Anxiolytic herbs; Medicinal Plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 61949163920     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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