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Pharmacognosy of Aerial Parts of Cynodon dactylon Pers. (Graminae)

Cynodon dactylon commonly known as Durva is considered as a sacred herb by the Hindus and is used in religious rites. It is widely used by the people of India as a traditional medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, catarrhal opthalmia, dropsy, etc. This paper discusses the pharmacognostical and prelimina...

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Autores principales: Jolly, C.I., Narayanan, P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336437/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22556933
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Sumario:Cynodon dactylon commonly known as Durva is considered as a sacred herb by the Hindus and is used in religious rites. It is widely used by the people of India as a traditional medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, catarrhal opthalmia, dropsy, etc. This paper discusses the pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical studies of the herb.