Antihyperglycemic and antinociceptive effects of Curcuma zedoaria (Christm.) Roscoe leaf extract in Swiss albino mice

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-8

  Shoha, Joynab ^a   Jahan, Hosne ^a   Mamun, Abdullah Al ^a   Hossain, Md Tozammal ^a   Ahmed, Salman ^a   Hosain, Md Mobasser ^a   Rahman, Shahnaz ^a   Jahan, Rownak ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Antihyperglycemic; Antinociceptive; Bangladesh; Curcuma zedoaria; Mice

Indexed keywords

CURCUMA; CURCUMA ZEDOARIA; MUS;

EID: 79960702313     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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