A review on rasayana

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 229-234

  Chulet, Rahul ^a   Pradhan, Pankaj ^a  

^a JAIPUR NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant activity; Bacopa monniera; Rasayana; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; CONVOLVULUS PLURICAULIS EXTRACT; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; OCIMUM SANCTUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RASAYANA EXTRACT; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; AYURVEDA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; RASAYANA; REJUVENATION; REVIEW;

BACOPA MONNIERI; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CONVOLVULUS; OCIMUM TENUIFLORUM; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 77953467101     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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