Assessment of quality of Withania somnifera Dunal (Solanaceae)-pharmacognostical and phyto Physicochemical profile

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 152-155

  Nasreen, S ^a   Radha, R ^a  

^a MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Pharmacognosy; Physicochemical standards; Standardization; Withania somnifera

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; ALKALOID; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; DIELDRIN; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOSIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LEAD; LINDANE; MERCURY; PESTICIDE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PLANT GUM; PROTEIN; RESIN; SAPONIN; STEROID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; TERPENOID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ASH; BACTERIAL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; MOULD; PHARMACOGNOSY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA; YEAST;

EID: 79955942589     PISSN: 09751491     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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