A review on the medicinally important plants of the family Cucurbitaceae

Asian Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-26

  Dhiman, K ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Sharma, D K ^a   Gill, N S ^a   Goyal, A ^a  

^a I K GUJRAL PUNJAB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benincasa; Citrullus; Cucumis; Cucurbitaceae; Cucurbitacins

Indexed keywords

BENINCASA; BENINCASA HISPIDA; CITRULLUS; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITA ANDREANA; CUCURBITA FICIFOLIA; CUCURBITA PEPO; CUCURBITACEAE; LAGENARIA SICERARIA; LUFFA; LUFFA ECHINATA; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; TRICHOSANTHES; TRICHOSANTHES KIRILOWII;

EID: 84863403518     PISSN: 19921470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajcn.2012.16.26     Document Type: Review

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