Phytochemical and Antimalarial Effects of Ecballium elaterium (L.) Rich. Growing in Iran
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عنوان ژورنال: Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1735-7780,2228-7876
DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.103156