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Yerba de la fleche—Arrow and fish poison of the American southwest

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Analysis and toxicity tests of the latex obtainable from this shrub, previously not reported, are presented here.

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Bradley, C.E. Yerba de la fleche—Arrow and fish poison of the American southwest . Econ Bot 10, 362–366 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02859766

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