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Desert hyacinths: An obscure solution to a global problem?
- Abstract:
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‘Desert hyacinths’ (Cistanche) are a remarkable genus of parasitic plants, some of which are traded widely for herbal medicine or have historical local importance as food. Despite their importance, little or nothing is known about the biology of most species and their taxonomy remains confused, hindering identification. A growing body of research into the cultivation of pharmacologically well-characterised Cistanche taxa has enabled regional supply of traditional herbal medicine at low-level ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Wiley Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Plants, People, Planet Journal website
- Volume:
- 3
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 302-307
- Publication date:
- 2021-06-27
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-05-28
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2572-2611
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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1187134
- Local pid:
- pubs:1187134
- Deposit date:
- 2021-08-23
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- Copyright holder:
- Thorogood et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- © 2021 The Authors. Plants, People, Planet © New Phytologist Foundation This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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