Adverse effect of herbal medicines: Myth versus reality

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  • Papiya Bigoniya Principal/Director, Radharaman College of Pharmacy, Radharaman Group of Institutes, Bhadbada Road, Ratibad, Bhopal-02, M.P.,

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https://doi.org/10.14259/pm.v1i1.2

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  • Papiya Bigoniya, Principal/Director, Radharaman College of Pharmacy, Radharaman Group of Institutes, Bhadbada Road, Ratibad, Bhopal-02, M.P.,
    Principal/Director

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2013-06-27

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Bigoniya, P. (2013). Adverse effect of herbal medicines: Myth versus reality. VRI Phytomedicine, 1(1), Pages: 1-2. https://doi.org/10.14259/pm.v1i1.2