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glycosides, and phenolics. The diverse range
of phytochemicals present in the tested extracts The data generated and analyzed during this study
contributes to their potential antioxidant properties are included in this article and provided some data
and their status as good sources of phenolic as supplementary files. The data are available at the
substances. Furthermore, among the various extracts corresponding author’s request.
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