Toxins from Gliricidia
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CTA. 1992. Toxins from Gliricidia. Spore 39. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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The leaves of Gliricidia sepium, the multipurpose leguminous tree commonly used in alley farming, contain a substance called coumarin. This can be converted to dicoumerol, a substance that is chemically so similar to Vitamin K that it interferes...