Bhanupaka: A green process in the preparation of an Indian ayurvedic medicine, Lauha Bhasma

Journal of Chemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Krishnamachary, Balaji ^a   Purushothaman, Arun K ^a   Pemiah, Brindha ^a   Krishnaswamy, Sridharan ^a   Krishnan, Uma Maheswari ^a   Sethuraman, Swaminathan ^a   Sekar, Rajan K ^a  

^a SASTRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84874912520     PISSN: 20909063     EISSN: 20909071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/951951     Document Type: Article

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