An analysis of the food plants and drug plants of native North America

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-22

  Moerman, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnobotanical theory; Food plants; Medicinal plants; Native North America

Indexed keywords

FLORA; FOOD; MEDICINAL PLANT; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0029913855     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-8741(96)01393-1     Document Type: Article

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