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Planta Med 1963; 11(2): 202-224
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1100236
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DRUG PLANTS OF EGYPT1

I. R. Fahmy
  • Ex–Head of the Medicinal Plants and Drug Research Unit, National Research Centre of Egypt, Ex–Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University.
1 Completed and communicated by Z. F. Ahmed, Professor of Pharmacognosy, Assiut University; Head of Medicinal Plants and Drug Research Unit, National Research Centre, Cairo, U. A. R.
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15 January 2009 (online)

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Introduction

Egypt is a sub–tropical region of the „North African–Indian–Desert–Province”, covering an area close to one million square kilometres, between parallels 22° and 32°, north latitudes and between 25° and 35° east longitudes. It is an almost rainless desert country with the exception of the cultivated land irrigated by the Nile and the springs of the Libyan Oases covering an area of about 25,000 square kilometres. The inhabitants of the cultivated areas amount to about 22 millions.