Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants

ISBN-13: 9780367512026 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 418 str.

Mahendra Rai; Shandesh Bhattarai; Chistiane Mendes Feitosa

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Wild plants signify a vital health and economic constituent of biodiversity. In recent years, research interest on wild plants has increased. This book contains valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties.

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