Phytochemical screening and study of antioxidant and analgesic potentials of ethanolic extract of 
Stephania japonica Linn.

S. M. Naim Uddin; Mohammad Nurul Amin*; A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula; Hemayet Hossain; Md. Mahmodul Haque; Md. Saifur Rahman; Md. Abdul Kader

doi:10.5897/JMPR2014.5443

Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0875
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
Start Year: 2007
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Phytochemical screening and study of antioxidant and analgesic potentials of ethanolic extract of Stephania japonica Linn.

S. M. Naim Uddin

S. M. Naim Uddin
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
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Mohammad Nurul Amin*

Mohammad Nurul Amin*
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
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A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula

A. F. M. Shahid-Ud-Daula
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh. Faculty of Science, University Brunei Darussalam, Brunei BE141, Bangladesh
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Hemayet Hossain

Hemayet Hossain
BCSIR Laboratories, Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh.
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Md. Mahmodul Haque

Md. Mahmodul Haque
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
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Md. Saifur Rahman

Md. Saifur Rahman
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
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Md. Abdul Kader

Md. Abdul Kader
Department of Pharmacy, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Sonapur, Noakhali-3814, Bangladesh.
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Article Number - E83A3E648091
Vol.8(37), pp. 1127-1133 , October 2014
https://doi.org/10.5897/JMPR2014.5443

Received: 09 April 2014
Accepted: 29 September 2014
Published: 03 October 2014

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