Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants of Northern Peru - Can traditional applications provide leads for modern science?

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 742-753

  Bussmann, Rainer W ^a   Glenn, Ashley ^a   Sharon, Douglas ^b  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Ethnomedicine; Medicinal plants; Peru; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149240555     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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