Astragalus

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 25-30

  Upton, Roy ^a  

^a American Herbal Pharmacopoeia   (United States)

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EID: 84880666863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1081/E-EDS-120022093     Document Type: Chapter

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