An Evidence-Based Study on Medicinal Plants for Hemorrhoids in Medieval Persia

Mohammad Hashem Hashempur1,2, Fatemeh Khademi3, Maryam Rahmanifard3

  • 11 Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.

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