Pharmacognostical studies on tubers of Momordica tuberosa Cogn., Cucurbitaceae;Estudos farmacognósticos de tubérculos de Momordica tuberosa Cogn., Cucurbitaceae

Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-11

  Kumar, Pramod ^a   Devala Rao, G ^b   Bilakanti, Lakshmayya ^a   S, Ramachandra Setty ^c  

^a VL College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b KVSR SIDDHARTHA COLLEGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c SCS College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Pharmacognosy; Physicochemical; Transverse section; Tubers

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; FLAVONOID; MOMORDICA TUBEROSA EXTRACT; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT GUM; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CUCUMBER; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA TUBEROSA; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOGNOSY; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; PLANT TAXONOMY; PLANT TUBER;

EID: 77953852597     PISSN: 0102695X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-695x2010000100003     Document Type: Article

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