Variation in gymnemic acid content and non-destructive harvesting of Gymnema sylvestre (Gudmar)

Pharmacognosy Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 309-312

  Pandey, Ashok Kumar ^a   Yadav, Swati ^a  

^a TROPICAL FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cultivation; Gymnema sylvestre; gymnemic acid; non destructive harvesting

Indexed keywords

GYMNEMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HARVESTING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF;

EID: 78649525845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09748490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-4836.72330     Document Type: Article

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