Traditional medicines and medicinal plants, and their protection modalities from an Intellectual Property Rights perspective

Plant Genetic Resources: Characterisation and Utilisation

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 314-319

  Nair, M D ^a  

^a NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Herbal drugs; IPR; Medicinal plants; Protection modalities for traditional knowledge; Traditional systems of medicine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 25844507137     PISSN: 14792621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PGR200580     Document Type: Review

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