Ethnobotanical studies on medicinal plants used by the Red-headed Yao People in Jinping, Yunnan Province, China

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 90, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 389-395

  Long, Chun Lin ^a   Li, Rong ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Red headed Yao people; Yunnan

Indexed keywords

ACORUS TATARINOWII SCHOTT EXTRACT; ADENOSTEMMA LAVENIA EXTRACT; AESCHYNANTHUS BRACTEATUS EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS LIVIDUS EXTRACT; AMOMUM TSAOKO EXTRACT; APIUM GRAVEOLENS EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS LYCOPODINEUS EXTRACT; ASTILBE RIVULARIS EXTRACT; BEGONIA CATHAYANA EXTRACT; BEGONIA TRUNCANTILOBA EXTRACT; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM EXTRACT; CAREX BACCANS NESS EXTRACT; CARYOPTERIS PANICULATA EXTRACT; CLEMATIS CHRYSOCOMA EXTRACT; COMMELINA DIFFUSA EXTRACT; CROTALARIA FERRNGINEA EXTRACT; CYMBIDIUM HOOKERIANUM EXTRACT; DENDROBIUM WILLIAMSONII EXTRACT; DISPOROPSIS LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; ELSHOLTZIA FRUCTICOSA EXTRACT; EMBELIA OBLONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; EUODIA LEPTA EXTRACT; FICUS CHAPAENSIS EXTRACT; FRAGARIA NILGERRENSIS EXTRACT; GAULTHERIA LEUCOCARPA EXTRACT; GLECHOMA LONGITUBA EXTRACT; GNAPHALIUM AFFINE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ACORUS TATARINOWII SCHOTT; ADENOSTEMMA LAVENIA; AESCHYNANTHUS BRACTEATUS; AMARANTHUS LIVIDUS; AMOMUM TSAOKO; ARTICLE; ASPARAGUS LYCOPODINEUS; ASTILBE RIVULARIS; BATH; BEGONIA CATHAYANA; BEGONIA TRUNCANTILOBA; BRYOPHYLLUM PINNATUM; CAREX BACCANS NEES; CARYOPTERIS PANICULATA; CELERY; CHINA; CLEMATIS CHRYSOCOMA; COMMELINA DIFFUSA; CROTALARIA FERRNGINEA; CYMBIDIUM HOOKERIANUM; DENDROBIUM WILLIAMSONII; DISPOROPSIS LONGIFOLIA; ELSHOLTZIA FRUCTICOSA; EMBELIA OBLONGIFOLIA; ETHNOBOTANY; EUODIA LEPTA; FICUS CHAPAENSIS; FOOD; FRAGARIA NILGERRENSIS; GAULTHERIA LEUCOCARPA; GLECHOMA LONGITUBA; GNAPHALIUM AFFINE; HELWINGIA JAPONICA; HEMIPHRAGMA HETEROPHYLLUM; HERB; HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA; HYPERICUM ACMOSEPALUM; ILLIGERA CELEBICA; IRIS DECORA; IRIS WATTII; JASMINUM FUCHSIAEFOLIUM; KALIMERIS INDICA; LEUCAS CILIATA; LIGUSTICUM BRANCHYLOBUM; LINGULARIA DUCIFORMIS; LUCULIA INTERMEDIA; LYSIMACHIA CHRISTINAE; MAESA INDICA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELASTOMA NORMALE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RURAL AREA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 0842326385     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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