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Herbal medicine for sports: a review

Maha Sellami1 Faculty of KinesiologyUniversity of SplitTeslina 621000SplitCroatia;2 Tunisian Research Laboratory, Sport Performance OptimizationNational Center of Medicine and Science in SportsTunisTunisia;3 Laboratory of Biosurveillance of the Environment, Faculty of Sciences of BizerteUniversity of CarthageZarzounaTunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]

Olfa Slimeni4 Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesUniversity of Zielona GoraZielona GoraPoland

Andrzej Pokrywka5 Active Ageing Research Group, Department of Medical and Sport SciencesUniversity of CumbriaBowerham RoadLancasterUK

Goran Kuvačić1 Faculty of KinesiologyUniversity of SplitTeslina 621000SplitCroatia

Lawrence D Hayes5 Active Ageing Research Group, Department of Medical and Sport SciencesUniversity of CumbriaBowerham RoadLancasterUK

Mirjana Milic1 Faculty of KinesiologyUniversity of SplitTeslina 621000SplitCroatia

Johnny Padulo1 Faculty of KinesiologyUniversity of SplitTeslina 621000SplitCroatia;6 University eCampusNovedrateItaly

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