Studies on Melothria Maderasapatana (linn). Cogn
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This communication is a report of some preliminary studies followed by chemical investigations done on the aerial parts of Melothria maderaspatana (Linn) Cogn., a plant drug used in traditional system of medicine in India against a variety of diseases.
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دوره 15 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996