Published on: August 2026
WHEN ONE’S POISON BECOMES ANOTHER’S ELIXIR: A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH TO PLANT REVITALIZATION USING EXPIRED HUMAN MEDICINES
Dr. Sudatta Banerjee Dr. Debdip Khan
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Banerjee, S. & Khan, D. (2026). When One’s Poison Becomes Another’s Elixir: A Sustainable Approach to Plant Revitalization Using Expired Human Medicines. International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, <i>02</i>(8), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.094
Banerjee, Sudatta, and Debdip Khan. "When One’s Poison Becomes Another’s Elixir: A Sustainable Approach to Plant Revitalization Using Expired Human Medicines." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management, vol. 02, no. 8, 2026, pp. 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.094.
Banerjee, Sudatta, and Debdip Khan. "When One’s Poison Becomes Another’s Elixir: A Sustainable Approach to Plant Revitalization Using Expired Human Medicines." International Journal of Creative and Open Research in Engineering and Management 02, no. 8 (2026): 1-9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijcope.v2i8.094.
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