Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Phytochemical and pharmacological studies of Citharexylum quadrangulare Jacq. leaves

Marwa Hassan Hussaen Mohammed
  • Marwa Hassan Hussaen Mohammed
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt.
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Ashraf Nageeb El-Sayed Hamed
  • Ashraf Nageeb El-Sayed Hamed
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt.
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Hany Ezzat Khalil
  • Hany Ezzat Khalil
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt.
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Mohamed Salah Kamel
  • Mohamed Salah Kamel
  • Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, 61519 Minia, Egypt.
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  •  Received: 20 January 2016
  •  Accepted: 17 March 2016
  •  Published: 10 May 2016

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