Medicinal plants used for menstrual disorders in Latin America, the Caribbean, sub-Saharan Africa, South and Southeast Asia and their uterine properties: a review.

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  2014

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  Journal of Ethnopharmacology

• Publication date

  2014-09-11

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.049PMID 24975195
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