Authentication of herbal medicine henna (Lawsonia innermis L.) by using taxonomic and pharmacognostic techniques

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue SPL.ISS, 2013, Pages 165-176

  Sultana, Shazia ^a   Zafar, Muhammad ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAWSONIA INERMIS; MIRABILIS; MIRABILIS JALAPA;

EID: 84873441154     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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