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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 8;10(7):634.
doi: 10.3390/biology10070634.

Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants and Extracts

Francisco Les  1   2 , Guillermo Cásedas  1 , Víctor López  1   2
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Editorial

Bioactivity of Medicinal Plants and Extracts

Francisco Les et al. Biology (Basel). .

Abstract

Nature is an inexhaustible source of bioactive compounds and products with interesting medicinal properties and technological applications [...].

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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