Inventory of plants used in traditional medicine in Tanzania. I. Plants of the families Acanthaceae-Cucurbitaceae.

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• Publication year

  1982

• Venue

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology

• Publication date

  1982-07-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/0378-8741(82)90070-8PMID 7109664
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