Antidiabetic principles of Loranthus micranthus Linn. parasitic on Persea americana
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Loranthus micranthus Linn.: Biological Activities and Phytochemistry
Loranthus micranthus Linn. is a medicinal plant from the Loranthaceae family commonly known as an eastern Nigeria species of the African mistletoe and is widely used in folkloric medicine to cure various ailments and diseases. It is semiparasitic plant because of growing on various host trees and shrubs and absorbing mineral nutrition and water from respective host. Hence, the phytochemicals an...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1995-7645
DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(10)60150-2