Jurema-Preta (Mimosa tenuiflora [Willd.] Poir.): a review of its traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1516-8913
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-89132008000500010