Pharmacological actions of Opuntia ficus indica: A review

Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 15-18

  Kaur, Manpreet ^a   Kaur, Amandeep ^a   Sharma, Ramica ^a  

^a Rayat Institute of Pharmacy   (India)

Author keywords

Cactus; Flavonoid; Opuntia ficus indica; Pharmacological action

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876059325     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22313354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2012.2703     Document Type: Article

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