Medicinal plants in urban districts of Tanzania: Plants, gender roles and sustainable use

International Forestry Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-58

  Augustino, S ^a,b   Gillah, P R ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Medicinal plants; Sustainable use; Tanzania; Urban

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; DOMESTICATION; HARVESTING; HEALTH CARE; HOME GARDEN; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATURE CONSERVATION; URBAN AREA; VASCULAR PLANT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; IRINGA [TANZANIA]; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33747185604     PISSN: 14655489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1505/ifor.7.1.44.64157     Document Type: Review

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