Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) Seeds: An Overview on Remedial Qualities

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1107-1114

  Hemshekhar, Mahadevappa ^a   Kemparaju, Kempaiah ^a   Girish, Kesturu Subbaiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

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EID: 84884891977     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10131-8     Document Type: Chapter

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