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    Phytochemical investigations of species of semi-arid Australian plants: A neglected area of research.1*c

    Philip G. Kerr1★★ Corresponding author

    1. 1School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, AUSTRALIA.

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    Philip G. Kerr

    School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, AUSTRALIA.

    pkerr@csu.edu.au

    Volume 2, Issue 1 · pp. 3–4 · PUBLISHED · DOI: 10.5530/pc.2012.1.2

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    ABSTRACT

    Approximately 80% of mainland Australia is considered to be arid or semi-arid.[1] Most of the desert flora remains unexplored. There is a wealth of anecdote from first nation Australians, with a number of books detailing Aboriginal use of plants[2-7] and papers, dealing with either single plant species or groups of species reported as being used by Australian Aboriginal people, scattered throughout the literature.[8-15] These provide a good deal of information that can be a stepping stone to investigate the medicinal potential of a large number of desert floral species.

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        Kerr, P. G. (). Phytochemical investigations of species of semi-arid Australian plants: A neglected area of research.1*c. Pharmacognosy Communications, 2(1), 3–4. https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2012.1.2