A study on adaptogenic activity of root extracts of Boerhaavia diffusa (Linn)

Indian Drugs

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 264-270

  Krupavaram, B ^a   Venkat Rao, N ^a   Nandakumar, K ^a   Gowda, T S ^a   Shalam, Md ^a   Shantakumar, S M ^a  

^a V L College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptogenic activity; Anoxia stress tolerance; B. Diffusa; Cold restraint stress; Root extracts; Swimming stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 65949112403     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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