Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed musli): A Review

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 154-169

  Nikam Vijaya, K ^a   Chavan, Prakash D ^a  

^a SHIVAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

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