Ficus racemosa linn.-An overview

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-90

  Paarakh, Padmaa M ^a  

^a Oxford College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Cluster Fig; Ficus racemosa; Gular Fig; Pharmacognosy; Pharmacology; Phytochemlstry; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

FICUS RACEMOSA;

EID: 67649128622     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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