The Pharmacognosy of Nattu Atividayam – the Corms of Cryptocoryne Spiralis Fisch
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The pharmacognosy of Nattu Attivdayam the corms of Cryptocoryne spiralis Fisch - its macroscopical, microscopical and chemical studies - is reported.
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