Nagakesara – a Comparative Pharmacognosy
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Dried floral buds of Mesua ferrea Linn, dried fruits of Dillenia pentagyna Roxb and dried fruiting inflorescence of Cinnamomum wightii Meissn are used as Nagakesara in different regions of India. This elaborate study presents to the pharmacognosy of these three different drugs of Nagakesara.
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