The medicinal plants of Mauritius - Part 1

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-254

  Gurib Fakim, A ^a   Gueho, J ^b   Sewraj Bissoondoyal, M ^c  

^a Mauritius Research Council   (Mauritius)

^b Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute   (Mauritius)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Mauritius; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544444162     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.35.4.237.13313     Document Type: Article

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