Natural products research in South Africa: 1890-2010

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 108, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages

  Drewes, Siegfried E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CATTLE; DECADAL VARIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT EXTRACT; RESEARCH VESSEL; RESEARCH WORK; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOS; COMBRETUM; COMBRETUM CAFFRUM;

EID: 84861988190     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v108i5/6.765     Document Type: Review

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