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Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - February 7, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tinotenda Shoko, Vinesh J. Maharaj, Dashnie Naidoo, Malefa Tselanyane, Rudzani Nthambeleni, Eric Khorombi and Zeno Apostolides Tags: Research article Source Type: research