Saffron: A Herbal Medicine of Third Millennium

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-2

  Hosseinzadeh, Hossein ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Crocus; Herbal Medicine; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; APHRODISIAC AGENT; CROCIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTIVITY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; CROCUS SATIVUS; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HERBAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84894275484     PISSN: 17357780     EISSN: 22287876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17795/jjnpp-16700     Document Type: Editorial

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