Buchu - South Africa's amazing herbal remedy

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 189-191

  Simpson, D ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; VEGETABLE OIL;

COMMON COLD; COUGHING; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMAN; KIDNEY INFECTION; PLANT LEAF; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SHORT SURVEY; SOUTH AFRICA; STOMACH PAIN; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032424492     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693309804300610     Document Type: Short Survey

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