Heavy metals and mineral elements of Vernonia ambigua, Vernonia oocephala and Vernonia purpurea used in northern nigerian traditional medicine
Background: Vernonia species are widely consumed as vegetables or medicinal herbs for the treatment of various human diseases in Nigeria. Nevertheless, there exists a growing concern for consumption safety of those herbal plants, due to increasing environmental pollution. This is because plants can...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Antioquia
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Vitae |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/vitae/article/view/19504 |