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Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Therapy: translating a traditional practice into Western medicine

Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Therapy: translating a traditional practice into Western medicine

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Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Therapy: translating a traditional practice into Western medicine

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Full title

Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Therapy: translating a traditional practice into Western medicine

Publisher

United States: Johns Hopkins University Press

Journal title

Perspectives in biology and medicine, 2006-03, Vol.49 (2), p.159-170

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Johns Hopkins University Press

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Contents

Modern medical practice relies heavily on the use of highly purified pharmaceutical compounds whose purity can be easily assessed and whose pharmaceutical activity and toxicity show clear structure-function relationships. In contrast, many herbal medicines contain mixtures of natural compounds that have not undergone detailed chemical analyses and...

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Full title

Medicinal Mushrooms and Cancer Therapy: translating a traditional practice into Western medicine

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67977153

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67977153

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ISSN

0031-5982,1529-8795

E-ISSN

1529-8795

DOI

10.1353/pbm.2006.0034

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