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Pharmacological Investigations and Toxicity Studies

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Red Silk-Cotton tree has been scrutinized for its pharmacology in various parts of the world. Different parts of Bombax ceiba has shown to possess many biological properties predominantly antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anabolic, hepatoprotective, hypotensive and hypoglycemic activities. It has proved to be safe in various toxicity studies. However, it still needs extensive scientific exploration.

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  1. Department of Botany, University College of Science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Vartika Jain

  2. Indigenous Drug Research Centre, Department of Medicine, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Surendra K. Verma

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Jain, V., Verma, S.K. (2012). Pharmacological Investigations and Toxicity Studies. In: Pharmacology of Bombax ceiba Linn.. SpringerBriefs in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27904-1_4

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