Pharmacognostical studies on the rhizome and root of Smilax zeylanica Linn.-A potential alternate source for the Ayurvedic drug Chopachinee

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-337

  Madhavan, V ^a   Hemalatha, H T ^a   Gurudeva, M R ^b   Yoganarasimhan, S N ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b V V Puram College of Science   (India)

Author keywords

Ayurvedic Drug; Chopachinee; Diosgenin; Pharmacognosy; Rhizome; Root; Smilacaceae; Smilax zeylanica

Indexed keywords

SMILACACEAE; SMILAX; SMILAX CHINA; SMILAX ZEYLANICA;

EID: 79551635568     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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