Future of natural products from plants in the struggle with emerging diseases: Case of food-borne pathogens and leishmaniasis

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 161-190

  Nolan, Linda L ^a   Labbe, Ronald G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

INFECTIOUS DISEASE;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEHAVIOR; CONSUMER; GARLIC; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; INFECTION; LEISHMANIASIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW;

EID: 18644362314     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v11n01_06     Document Type: Review

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