Commercial Application of Anoectochilus formosanus: Immunomodulating Activities

Wen-Chuan Lin^a* and Chang-Chi Hsieh^b

^a Department of Pharmacology
^b Institute of Integrated Chinese Western Medicine, China Medical University, 91 Hsueh Shih Road, Taichung, Taiwan

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