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13. Ahmed F, Urooj A. Antioxidant activity of various extracts of Ficus racemosa stem bark. Nat J Life Sci. 2009;6:69–74.

14. Ahmed F, Urooj A. Glucose lowering, hepatoprotective and hypolipidemic activity of stem bark ofFicus racemosa in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J Young Pharm. 2009;1:160–4.

15. Ahmed F, Urooj A. In vitro studies on the hypoglycemic potential of Ficus racemosa stem bark. J Sci Food Agric. 2009;90:397–401. [PubMed]

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17. Ahmed F, Urooj A. Hepatoprotective effects of Ficus racemosa stem bark against carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic damage in albino rats. Pharm Biol. 2010;48:210–16.

18. Ahmed F, Urooj A. Effect of Ficus racemosa stem bark on the activities of carbohydrate hydrolyzing enzymes: An in vitro study. Pharm Biol 2010 In press

19. Bhattacharya S, Zaman MK. Pharmacognostical evaluation of Zanthoxylum nitidum bark. Int J Pharm Tech Res. 2009;1:292–8.

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