Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 453-469

  Kala, Chandra Prakash ^a   Farooquee, Nehal A ^a   Dhar, Uppeandra ^a  

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

Author keywords

Indigenous uses; Medicinal plants; Prioritization; Status value; Uttaranchal Himalaya

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIORITIZATION; RESOURCE USE; SPECIES INVENTORY;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARANCHAL;

ACER; AEGLE; AEGLE MARMELOS; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BUTEA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CENTELLA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; CUSCUTA; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; EUPHORBIA; PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO; WOODFORDIA; WOODFORDIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 0842311346     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000006511.67354.7f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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