Ulam herbs: A review on the medicinal properties of Anacardium occidentale and Barringtonia racemosa
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1 Faculty of Applied Sciences, UCSI University, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 Secretariat, International Society for Mangrove Ecosystems, c/o Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0129, Japan. 3 Centre for Environmental Biology and Ecosystem Studies, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Onogawa, Tsukuba 305-0053, Japan. 4 School of Science, Monash University Sunway, Petaling Jaya 46150, Selangor, Malaysia.
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