Evaluation of certain medicinal plants for antiobesity properties

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 602-605

  Mangal, Anil ^a   Sharma, Mahesh Chandra ^b  

^a RA Poddar Central Research Institute for Ayurveda   (India)

^b GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Antiobesity activity; Ayurveda drugs; Indigenous drugs; Obesity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052650571     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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