Flavonoids distribution in selected medicinal plants of margalla hills and surroundings

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1241-1245

  Khan, Amir Muhammad ^a   Qureshi, Rizwana Aleem ^b   Ullah, Faizan ^b   Shinwari, Zabta Khan ^b   Khan, Jafar ^a  

^a KOHAT UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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Indexed keywords

BROUSSONETIA PAPYRIFERA; CARYOPTERIS; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; CHENOPODIUM; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; MIMOSA; PEGANUM HARMALA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; URTICA DIOICA; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS; VIBURNUM; VITEX NEGUNDO; WOODFORDIA; WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 84879105260     PISSN: 05563321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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