The use of medicinal plants by the Yanomami Indians of Brazil

Economic Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-25

  Milliken, William ^a   Albert, Bruce ^b  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Amaz nia; Intellectual property rights; Medicinal plants; Phytotherapy; Yanomami

Indexed keywords

FUNGI;

EID: 0003266485     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02862108     Document Type: Article

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