Variations of berberine contents in Berberis pseudumbellata: A high value medicinal shrub of west Himalaya, India

Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-115

  Andola, Harish C ^a,b   Rawal, R S ^a   Rawat, M S M ^c   Bhatt, I D ^a   Purohit, Vijay Kant ^c  

^a G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^b Herbal Research and Development Institute   (India)

^c H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Altitudes; Berberine content; Berberis pseudumbellata; Populations; RP HPLC

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BARK; BERBERIS; BERBERIS PSEUDUMBELLATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; SUMMER; WINTER;

BERBERIS;

EID: 79956097403     PISSN: 09754261     EISSN: 09756892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5958/j.0975-4261.2.2.017     Document Type: Article

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