Comparative Phytochemical Screening of Bioactive Compounds in Curcuma caesia Roxb. and Curcuma longa
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Bioactive Components in Curcuma Caesia Roxb. Grown in Manipur
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Research Journal of Medicinal Plant
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1819-3455
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2013.113.118