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U.S. Department of Agriculture

phytopharmaceuticals

Subject Category: F Plant Science and Plant Products; S Biological Sciences; W Physical and Chemical Sciences
Definition: Any non-mineral, non-vitaminic, bioactive plant constituent that researchers regard as possibly useful in health promotion or in the prevention or treatment of disease.
Definition Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
RDF/XML Format:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17267.rdf
Persistent URI:: http://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/17267
Broader Term: phytochemicals
Narrower Term: phytosterols
Related Term: drug crops; ethnobotany; medical botany; medicinal plants; medicinal properties; pharmacognosy
Spanish: fitofármacos
Term Number: 17267

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