CACTUS TYPES, DISTRIBUTION AND ITS USE IN FOLK MEDICINE
Keywords:
kaktus, oziq-ovqat, suv, karbongidrat, glyukoza, fruktoza, saxarozaAbstract
This article provides information about the types of cactus, their distribution and their use in folk medicine. Scientific information is provided about the most commonly cultivated species in Uzbekistan, the species used as food, their chemical composition and medicinal properties.
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