In Pursuit of New Herbal Sources for Indian Medicine

نویسندگان

V. V. Sivarajan

Indu Balachandran

چکیده

Due to destruction of forest wealth and natural flora the sources of herbal medicine are becoming increasingly rare. So, it is high time to discover alternative sources of such drugs among plant species that are already available in large numbers. As a first installment of the series the medicinal properties of a few members of the family Phytolaccaceae are discussed here.

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