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The roots and rhizomes ofNymphoides macrospermum Vasudevan replace the well-known ayurvedic drugTagara obtained fromValeriana jatamansi Jones in many South Indian pharmacies. The pharmacognostical and preliminary phytochemical analysis ofN. macrospermum and a comparison withV. jatamansi are presented.
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Mary, Z., Shetty, J.K.P. & Yoganarasimhan, S.N. Pharmacognostical studies onNymphoides macrospermum Vasudevan (Menyanthaceae) and comparison withValeriana jatamansi Jones (Valerianaceae). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 90, 323–333 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03052931
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