Preliminary comparative analysis of four botanicals used in the traditional medicines of Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1403-1407

  Hussain, Javid ^a   Rehman, Najeeb Ur ^a   Shinwari, Zabta Khan ^b   Khan, Abdul Latif ^a   Al Harrasi, Ahmed ^a   Ali, Liaqat ^a   Mabood, Fazal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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