Indigenous knowledge and uses of medicinal plants by local communities of the Kali Gandaki Watershed Area, Nepal

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Joshi, Ananda R ^a   Joshi, Kunjani ^b  

^a South Asia Co operative Environment Programme   (Sri Lanka)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Indigenous practices; Kali Gandaki watershed; Medicinal plants; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTES BIDENTATA; ASPARAGUS FILICINUS; BAUHINIA VARIEGATA; BEBERIS ASIATICA; CANNABIS; COLEBROOKEA OPPOSITIFOLIA; CYPERUS ROTUNDUS EXTRACT; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; JUSTICIA PROCUMBENS; MIMOSA RUBICAULIS; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; SCUTELLARIA REPENS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACACIA CATECHU; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIDENS PILOSA; BOTANY; CAPSELLA BURSAPASTORIS; CASSIA TORA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; COMMUNITY; DANDELION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPATORIUM ADENOPHORUM; EUPHORBIA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; JATROPHA CURCAS; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPAL; NONHUMAN; TERMINALIA BELLERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TREATMENT INDICATION; VERNONIA CINEREA; WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 0033801859     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(00)00301-9     Document Type: Article

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