Methanol, ethyl acetate and n-hexane extracts of Tragia involucrata L. leaves exhibit anxiolytic, sedative and analgesic activity in Swiss albino mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Heliyon
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05814