Phytochemistry and Biology of Loranthus parasiticus Merr, a Commonly Used Herbal Medicine
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Phytochemistry and biology of Loranthus parasiticus Merr, a commonly used herbal medicine.
Loranthus parasiticus Merr (L. parasiticus) is a member of Loranthaceae family and is an important medicinal plant with a long history of Chinese traditional use. L. parasiticus, also known as Sang Ji Sheng (in Chinese), benalu teh (in Malay) and baso-kisei (in Japanese), is a semiparasitic plant, which is mostly distributed in the southern and southwestern regions of China. This review aims to...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Chinese Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0192-415X,1793-6853
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x14500025