Podophyllotoxin content in leaves of Eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 629, Issue , 2004, Pages 87-92

  Maqbool, Muhammad ^a   Cushman, Kent E ^a   Gerard, Patrick D ^a   Bedir, Ebru ^b   Lata, Hemant ^b   Moraes, Rita M ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

American mayapple; Medicinal herbs; Podophyllum peltatum

Indexed keywords

EID: 67049103213     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.629.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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