Evaluation of the wound healing activity of a crude extract of Rubia cordifolia L. (Indian madder) in mice

International Journal of Applied Research in Natural Products

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 12-18

  Karodi, R ^a   Jadhav, M ^a   Rub, R ^b   Bafna, A ^a  

^a DR D Y PATIL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Allana College of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial activity; Excision wound.; Rubia cordifolia; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960612204     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19406223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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