Herbal drugs for memory disorders

Indian Drugs

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 633-640

  Bharate, S B ^a   Pandey, S B ^a   Pal, S C ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacology   (India)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Herbal drugs; Medhya Rasayana; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953373596     PISSN: 0019462X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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