Evidence-based phytotherapy: what, why and how?

Subject Areas : Phytochemistry: Isolation, Purification, Characterization

Satyajit d. Sarker ¹ , Lutfun Nahar ²

1 - Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom
2 - Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Products Research Group, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, United Kingdom

Received: 2018-08-19 Accepted : 2018-08-21 Published : 2018-09-01

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