Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
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A study on current status of herbal utilization in Bulgaria: Part 1 - Application of herbal medicines

Asya Pencheva Dragoeva
  • Asya Pencheva Dragoeva
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria
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Vanya Petrova Koleva
  • Vanya Petrova Koleva
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria
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Zheni Dimitrova Nanova
  • Zheni Dimitrova Nanova
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria
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Teodora Veselinova Koynova
  • Teodora Veselinova Koynova
  • Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Shumen, Shumen, Bulgaria
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Pavlina Kalcheva Jordanova
  • Pavlina Kalcheva Jordanova
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
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  •  Received: 31 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 18 February 2015
  •  Published: 15 March 2015

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