24Feb 2017

BOMBAX CEIBA: KALPATARU, A TREE OF LIFE.

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Natural plant products have been used throughout human history for various purposes. This plant was used for multiple daily requirements, for instance, as food, fodder, fuel, fibre, medicines etc. It possess Anti-oxidant, Oxytocic activity, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, hepatoprotective property etc. This plant still remains under-utilized because of slow propagation and unawareness of its medicinal uses.The objectiveof this article is to focus on various pharmacological uses of Bombaxceiba as home remedies.

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[PrachiN. Raut,Seema V. Nayak and S.R. Gotmare. (2017); BOMBAX CEIBA: KALPATARU, A TREE OF LIFE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 1211-1214] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Prachi N. Raut, Seema Nayak, Dr. S. R. Gotmare
Dept. of Analytical Chemistry, S.N.D.T. Women's University, Juhu-Santacruz, Mumbai

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3273      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3273

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