Chapter 17 Garcinia kola: a new look at an old adaptogenic agent

Advances in Phytomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2002, Pages 191-199

  Iwu, Maurice M ^a   Diop, Angela Duncan ^a   Meserole, Lisa ^a   Okunji, Chris O ^a  

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Author keywords

adaptogenic; anti inflammatory; antiviral; Garcinia kola; nutraceutical

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947593858     PISSN: 1572557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1572-557X(02)80026-5     Document Type: Chapter

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