Medicinal plant resources in Chhakinal watershed in the Northwestern Himalaya

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-27

  Dobriyal, R M ^a   Singh, G S ^b   Rao, K S ^b   Saxena, K G ^c  

^a DABUR RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Economics; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

DEVELOPING REGION; HEALTHCARE; MEDICINAL PLANTS; PLANT RESOURCES; TRADIATIONAL MEDICINE;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INCOME; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PLANT; SKIN INFECTION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

INDIA, HIMALAYAS, CHHAKINAL WATERSHEDS;

DIOSCOREA; DIOSCOREA DELTOIDEA; JUGLANS REGIA; JURINEA MACROCEPHALA; MORCHELLA ESCULENTA; PODOPHYLLUM; SINOPODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM; VALERIANA JATAMANSI;

EID: 0031470382     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v05n01_04     Document Type: Article

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