Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth - An overview

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-197

  Saini, Sangita ^a   Kaur, Harmeet ^a   Verma, Bharat ^b   Ripudaman, ^a   Singh, S K ^c  

^a P D M College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

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

Author keywords

Balmkheera; Chemical constituents; Cucumber tree; Isopinnatal; Kigelia; Kigelia africana; Kigelia pinnata; Kigelin; Medicinal properties; Sausage tree

Indexed keywords

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; KIGELIA; KIGELIA AFRICANA; MAGNOLIA ACUMINATA;

EID: 67650759670     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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