Lichens are the next promising candidates for medicinally active compounds

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  • Ila Shukla Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh
  • Lubna Azmi Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh
  • Arti Gautam Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
  • Shashi Kant Shukla Jai Narain Degree College, Affiliated by Lucknow University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
  • ChV Rao Pharmacognosy and Ethnopharmacology Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow-226 001, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Biochemical research of lichens went through

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Lichens are the next promising candidates for medicinally active compounds. Int J of Phytopharm [Internet]. 2018 Aug. 31 [cited 2025 Mar. 14];8(4):31-8. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijpp/article/view/4911