Pharmacognostical evaluation of stem bark of Terminalia Arjuna

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Patil, Udaysing Hari ^a   Gaikwad, Dattatraya K ^b  

^a Bhogawati Mahavidyalaya ^*  (India)

^b SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Tannins; Terminalia arjuna; Total alkaloids; Total flavonoids; Total polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMYLOPECTIN; AMYLOSE; CARBOHYDRATE; FLAVANOID; NITRATE; OXALIC ACID; POLYPHENOL; STARCH; TANNIN; TERMINALIA ARJUNA EXTRACT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BARK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG SCREENING; FIBER; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHARMACOGNOSY; STANDARDIZATION; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 80052683451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09751491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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