Cichorium intybus: A concise report on its ethnomedicinal, botanical, and phytopharmacological aspects
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug Development and Therapeutics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2394-6555
DOI: 10.4103/2394-6555.180157