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Ritual uses of palms in traditional medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
Palms (Arecaceae) are prominent elements in African traditional medicines. It is, however, a challenge to find detailed information on the ritual use of palms, which are an inextricable part of African medicinal and spiritual systems. This work reviews ritual uses of palms within African ethnomedici...
Autores principales: | Gruca, Marta, van Andel, Tinde R, Balslev, Henrik |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4222890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25056559 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-4269-10-60 |
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