The use of medicinal plants in self-care in rural central Ethiopia

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 155-161

  Gedif, Teferi ^a   Hahn, Heinz Jürgen ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Medicinal plants; Prevalence; Rural Ethiopia; Self care

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG USE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE;

EID: 0037676163     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00109-0     Document Type: Article

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