Future position of crocus sativus as a valuable medicinal herb in phytotherapy

Pharmacognosy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 27, 2012, Pages 71-

  Saeidnia, Soodabeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; FLUOXETINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IMIPRAMINE; PLACEBO;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONJUNCTIVITIS; CROCUS SATIVUS; DEPRESSION; DRUG ACTIVITY; HARVESTING; HUMAN; LETHAL DOSE; LETTER; MATERIALS HANDLING; PHYTOTHERAPY; SKIN PRURITUS; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STIGMA; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84856002800     PISSN: 09753575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5530/pj.2012.27.12     Document Type: Article

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