Phytochemistry and medicinal properties of Ammi visnaga (Apiacae)

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 861-867

  Hashim, Saima ^a   Jan, Asad ^a   Marwat, Khan Bahadar ^b   Khan, Muhammad Azim ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering The University of Agriculture Peshawar ^*  (Pakistan)

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