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Vitex agnus-castus (Lamiaceae)

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    K. Ghedira

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

    P. Goetz

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Ghedira, K., Goetz, P. Gattilier. Phytothérapie 14, 264–268 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-016-1061-4

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