Medicinal plant selection criteria: The cultural interpretation of chemical senses

Journal of Applied Botany

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 70-74

  Brett, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; DECISION MAKING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031708976     PISSN: 09495460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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