Herbal medicine in Jordan with special emphasis on commonly used herbs

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 193-197

  Abu Irmaileh, Barakat E ^a   Afifi, Fatma U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Herbal medicine; Herbalists; Jordan; Licensing

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACHILLEA FRAGRANTISSIMA; ANISE; ARTEMISIA HERBA ALBA; ARTEMISIA VULGARIS; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CINNAMONIUM CEYLANICUM; CUMIN; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG INDICATION; EDUCATION; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIBISCUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JORDAN; LAURUS NOBILIS; LICENCE; LICENSING; MAIZE; MARKET; MARKETING; MATRICARIA AUREA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; ORIGANUM SYRIACUM; PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA; PEGANUM HARMALA; RHEUM RIBES; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSEMARY; RUTA CHALEPENSIS; SALVIA TRILOBA; SENNA; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPECIES; TEUCRIUM POLIUM; THYME; TREATMENT INDICATION; ZINGIBER OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0242721433     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00283-6     Document Type: Article

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