%0 Journal Article
%T BOTANICAL STUDIES OF PLANTS SOLD IN MARKET AS ¡®SAFED MUSLI¡¯
%A S.K.Panda
%J International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development
%D 2011
%I rtechnology
%X Six crude drug samples claimed as ¡®Safed Musli¡¯ were collected from different sources and studied for their botanical characters for proper identification. The botanical studies dealt with exomorphology of plant, morphological & microscopical root tuber characters and reported. Based on these observations, it is suggested that there is a need for the authentication of sample of the crude drug purchased from market at any form or stage under the trade name ¡®Safed Musli¡¯ before their utilization.
%K Safed musli
%K Liliaceae
%K Chlorophytum
%K Asparagus
%K Ethnomedicine
%K Modern medicine.
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