Genus Allium: The potential nutritive and therapeutic source

Journal of Pharmacy and Nutrition Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 158-163

  Rizwani, Ghazala H ^a   Shareef, Huma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical and therapeutic significance.; Food value; Phytonutrients

Indexed keywords

ALLIACEAE; ALLIUM; ALLIUM CEPA; ALLIUM SATIVUM;

EID: 84876345799     PISSN: 22233806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6000/1927-5951.2011.01.02.11     Document Type: Article

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