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Weeds, not jungle plants, are more likely to have medicinal value.
- Source :
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Lancet . 3/24/2001, Vol. 357 Issue 9260, p938. 1/2p. - Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Reports that weeds may have more medicinal value than jungle plants. How weeds are more likely to rely on chemical warfare to fight off plant-eating animals and insects than are jungle plants, which increases their likelihood of containing compounds that have pharmacological effects; Details of studies on the medicinal plant use of residents of Chiapas, Mexico, and of native Americans.
- Subjects :
- *WEEDS
*MEDICINAL plants
*MEDICAL botany
*USEFUL plants
*THERAPEUTICS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01406736
- Volume :
- 357
- Issue :
- 9260
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Lancet
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 4230600
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(05)71638-X