Physico-chemical, phytochemical evaluation and dpph-scavenging antioxidant potential in medicinal plants used for herbal formulation in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISSUE, 2011, Pages 63-67

  Fazal, Hina ^a,b   Ahmad, Nisar ^a   Khan, Mir Ajab ^a  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Pakistan)

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EID: 82755165328     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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