Acute diarrhoeal disease

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Several other pharmacological actions have been documented from the Baccharis genus, some of which may be related to their traditional use. In developing countries, acute diarrhoeal disease is the major cause of mortality and morbidity in infants. In an interdisciplinary approach with the emphasis placed on ethnomedical and ethnobotanical studies, 141 plant species used for the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, especially diarrhoea associated... 

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