Ethnobotany of Pru, a traditional Cuban refreshment

Economic Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-395

  Volpato, Gabriele ^a   Godínez, Daimy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b CIMAC Ctro Invest Medio A   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Fermentation; Gouania polygama; Herbal drink; Medicinal food; Pimenta dioica; Pru; Santiago de Cuba; Smilax spp.

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344384043     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0381:EOPATC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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