Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 549-558

  Botha, C J ^a   Penrith, M L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b TAD Scientific   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Human; Livestock; Poisoning; Poisonous plants; Southern Africa; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; GIFBLAAR EXTRACT; GOUSIEKTE EXTRACT; LANTANA CAMARA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT TOXIN; SENECIOSIS EXTRACT; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIX EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERMEERSIEKTE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERT; EXOTIC SPECIES; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POISONOUS PLANT; SOUTH AFRICA; TROPICS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; HUMANS; PLANT POISONING; PLANTS, TOXIC; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 53449085368     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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