White mulberry (Morus alba): A brief phytochemical and pharmacological evaluations account

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 612-620

  Zafar, Muhammad Shoaib ^a   Muhammad, Faqir ^a   Javed, Ijaz ^a   Akhtar, Masood ^a   Khaliq, Tanweer ^a   Aslam, Bilal ^a   Waheed, Abdul ^a   Yasmin, Riffat ^a   Zafar, Hira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Morus alba; Phytochemistry; Therapeutic uses; White mulberry

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MORUS ALBA;

EID: 84875879659     PISSN: 15608530     EISSN: 18149596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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