Terminalia chebula - Review on pharmacological and biochemical studies

International Journal of PharmTech Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 97-116

  Rathinamoorthy, R ^a   Thilagavathi, G ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Applications; Classification; King of medicine; Terminalia chebula retz

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893920209     PISSN: 09744304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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