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Table 1: Difference Between the Market Samples of the Flowers of M. champaca and M. baillonii
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Acknowledgments
We thank Dr. Shyam Ramakrishnan, Chief scientific Officer,
Himalaya Drug Company for his constant support and
encouragement.
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