Medicinal properties and chemical composition of Vitex agnus-castus L.: A review

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 426, Issue , 1996, Pages 105-112

  Russo, Mariateresa ^a   Galletti, Guido C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Chemical composition; Medicinal properties; Vitex agnus castus L.

Indexed keywords

VITEX; VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS;

EID: 33645095940     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1996.426.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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