Five pistacia species (P. vera, P. atlantica, P. terebinthus, P. khinjuk, and P. lentiscus): A review of their traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology

The Scientific World Journal

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bozorgi, Mahbubeh ^a   Memariani, Zahra ^a   Mobli, Masumeh ^a   Salehi Surmaghi, Mohammad Hossein ^a,b   Shams Ardekani, Mohammad Reza ^a,b   Rahimi, Roja ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PISTACIA; REVIEW;

HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PISTACIA; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84893869142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/219815     Document Type: Review

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