Chemotherapeutic potential of boerhaavia diffusa linn: A review

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-139

  Salman Khan, M ^a   Ansari, Irfan A ^a   Ahmad, Saheem ^a   Akhter, Firoz ^a   Hashim, Arshya ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a  

^a INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anticarcinogenic; Antidiabetic; Antiglycating; Antioxidant; B. diffusa; Immunomodulatory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876044373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.30126     Document Type: Article

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