The fagara tree / United Press International/Star-Free Press.

Date:
1979
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1979

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pages 216-217

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Star-Free Press. 1976

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Scientific experiments to see whether the root of this African shrub, commonly used by Africans for toothbrushes, might be antibacterial and so prevent tooth decay led to the discovery of properties that might lead to a cure for sickle-cell disease
Reprinted from: Star-Free Press, Feb. 14, 1976

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