e-ISSN: 2321-6182 p-ISSN: 2347-2332
Yvonne Erickson*
Doctor of Pharmacy, Barrett Hodgson International University, Karachi, Pakistan
Received: 04-Mar-2024, Manuscript No. JPRPC-24-133133; Editor assigned: 06-Mar-2024, PreQC No. JPRPC- 24-133133(PQ); Reviewed: 20-Mar-2024, QC No JPRPC-24-133133; Revised: 27-Mar-2024, Manuscript No. JPRPC-24-133133(R); Published: 03-Apr-2024, DOI: 10.4172/2321-6182.12.1.005
Citation: Erickson Y. Green Wellness: Enhancing Health and Vitality with Plant Extracts. J pharmacogn phytochem. 2024; 12:005.
Copyright: © 2024 Erickson Y. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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