Polyherbal formulation: Concept of ayurveda

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 73-80

  Parasuraman, Subramani ^a   Thing, Gan Siaw ^a   Dhanaraj, Sokkalingam Arumugam ^a  

^a AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

ayurveda; panchamahabhutas; polyherbal formulation

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

AYURVEDA; BIODIVERSITY; DRUG FORMULATION; HERB; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; POLYHERBAL FORMULATION; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84902975788     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.134229     Document Type: Review

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