The role of ginseng as an anti-asthmatic agent

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Author contributions

Research design: Kailynn J. Yang; methodology: Kailynn J. Yang; formal analysis: Kailynn J. Yang, Liana Y.A. Bautista, Danielle G. Iben, and Dana H. Tran; investigation: Kailynn J. Yang, Liana Y.A. Bautista, Danielle G. Iben, and Dana H. Tran; data curation: Kailynn J. Yang, Liana Y.A. Bautista, Danielle G. Iben, and Dana H. Tran; writing-original draft preparation: Kailynn J. Yang, Liana Y.A. Bautista, Danielle G. Iben, and Dana H. Tran; writing-review and editing: Kailynn J. Yang, Liana Y.A. Bautista, Danielle G. Iben, and Dana H. Tran; and project administration: Kailynn J. Yang. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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