Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Occurrence of calcium oxalate crystals in some wild plants used in traditional medicine in Saudi Arabia

Mohamed El-Zaidy
  • Mohamed El-Zaidy
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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Abdulaziz A. Alsahli
  • Abdulaziz A. Alsahli
  • Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 16 September 2020
  •  Accepted: 01 February 2021
  •  Published: 28 February 2021

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