Stinging Nettle: A Modern View of An Ancient Healing Plant

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 180-186

  Yarnell, Eric ^a  

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EID: 85017020751     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.1998.4.180     Document Type: Article

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