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Assessment of selected Yemeni medicinal plants for their in vitro antimicrobial, anticancer, and antioxidant activities.

Ramzi A A RA Mothana, Sabine S Kriegisch, Manuela M Harms, Kristian K Wende, and Ulrike U Lindequist

Audio, Transactions of the IRE Profession... 49(2):200-10 (2011) PMID 20942618

The role of natural products as a source for remedies has been recognized since the beginning of mankind. Nevertheless, a minority of folkloricly used medicinal plants have been evaluated for their pharmacological activities.

DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2010.512295
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