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Bois d’arak (bâton d’arak)

Salvadora persica L. (Salvadoraceae)

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  1. Laboratoire de pharmacognosie, faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, rue Avicenne, 5000, Monastir, Tunisie

    K. Ghédira

  2. Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, F-93017, Bobigny cedex, France

    P. Goetz

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Ghédira, K., Goetz, P. Bois d’arak (bâton d’arak). Phytothérapie 15, 80–84 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-017-1125-4

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