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Valeriana officinalis L.

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  1. enseignant au Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France

    K. Ghedira

  2. Laboratoire de pharmacognosie, faculté de pharmacie de Monastir, Tunisie, Tunisia

    K. Ghedira

  3. enseignant au Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France

    P. Goetz

  4. Intervenant au Dumenat de phytothérapie, Paris-XIII, Bobigny, France

    R. Le Jeune

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. & Le Jeune, R. Valeriana officinalis L.. Phytothérapie 6, 253–257 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-008-0329-8

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