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Acorus calamus.: Scientific Validation of Ayurvedic Tradition from Natural Resources

Pulok Kumar Mukherjee School of Natural Product Studies Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories, Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, London, UK
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Venkatesan Kumar School of Natural Product Studies Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Mainak Mal School of Natural Product Studies Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
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Peter J. Houghton Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories, Department of Pharmacy, King's College London, London, UK
Pages 651-666 | Accepted 15 May 2007, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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