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Spirulina Species

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Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs

Part of the book series: Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs ((HERBAL DRUGS,volume 3))

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Spirulina is a genus of blue-green algae belonging to the family of Oscillatoriaceae. The two species which are most commonly utilized are Spirulina platensis and Spirulina maxima [1,2]. In India, Spirulina fusiformis is also regarded as a source plant [3].

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  1. Royal Dutch Association for the Advancement of Pharmacy, Alexanderstraat 11, 2514 JL, The Hague, The Netherlands

    Peter A. G. M. De Smet

  2. Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, Seestraße 10, 13353, Berlin, Germany

    Konstantin Keller

  3. Westpreußenstraße 71, 81927, München, Germany

    Rudolf Hänsel

  4. College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, B3H3J5, Halifax, Canada

    R. Frank Chandler

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De Smet, P.A.G.M. (1997). Spirulina Species. In: De Smet, P.A.G.M., Keller, K., Hänsel, R., Chandler, R.F. (eds) Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs. Adverse Effects of Herbal Drugs, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60367-9_12

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