Little known uses of common aquatic plant, hydrilla verticillata (Linn. f.) royle

Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-111

  Pal, D K ^a   Nimse, S B ^a  

^a SEEMANTA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Aquatic plant; Detoxifying agents; Hydrilla verticillata; Medicinal uses; Nutrients

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869043800     PISSN: 09760504     EISSN: 09760512     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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