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Potent Roots on the Move

Calumba and Abutua as African, Imperial, and Global Medicines, c. 1700s–1900s

Kalle Kananoja and Markku Hokkanen
History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, July 2022, 63 (2) 171-194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.63.2.171
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vol. 63 no. 2 171-194
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https://doi.org/10.3368/hopp.63.2.171
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2694-3034
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  • Published online July 25, 2022.
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  2. Markku Hokkanen
  1. University Lecturer in the Department of History, Culture, and Communication Studies at the University of Oulu; Kalle.Kananoja{at}oulu.fi
  2. University Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Oulu; Markku.Hokkanen{at}oulu.fi
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