Antimicrobial activity of Gymnema sylvestre (Asclepiadaceae)
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Studies on Gymnema Sylvestre – a Medicinally Important Plant of the Family Asclepiadaceae
Gymnema sylvestre (Retc.) R. Br. belongs to the family Asclepiadaceae, having medicinal values selected for the present study, as it is very common in Western Ghats of Maharashtra (India). It has a reputation in traditional systems of medicine as a stomachic, diuretic and as a remedy to control diabetes. Present investigation includes morphology, histology, quantitative microscopy and phytochem...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Acute Disease
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2221-6189
DOI: 10.1016/s2221-6189(13)60131-6