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Research Article

Phytochemical screening and evaluation of in vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of the indigenous medicinal plant Albizia odoratissima

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Pages 1155-1161 | Received 01 Sep 2016, Accepted 01 Feb 2017, Published online: 20 Feb 2017

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