Ethnomedicinal analysis of toxic plants from five ethnic groups in China

Ethnobotany Research and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages 169-179

  Huai, Huyin ^a   Dong, Qinqin ^a   Liu, Aizhong ^b  

^a YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

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EID: 77955454723     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15473465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17348/era.8.0.169-179     Document Type: Article

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