Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Piper Methysticum Leaf/Root/Stem Extract and Piper Methysticum Root Extract
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Kava (Piper methysticum).
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Toxicology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1091-5818,1092-874X
DOI: 10.1177/10915818093509341