Traditional knowledge and ex situ conservation of some threatened medicinal plants of Swat Kohistan, Pakistan

International Journal of Botany

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 205-209

  Hamayun, Muhammad ^a   Khan, Sumera Afzal ^b   Kim, Ho Youn ^a   Chae, In Na ^a   Lee, In Jung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Ex situ conservation; Medicinal plants; Swat Kohistan; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

BERBERIS; BERBERIS LYCIUM; BERGENIA CILIATA; BISTORTA AMPLEXICAULE; CILIOPHORA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA DELTOIDEA; LYCIUM; VALERIANA; VALERIANA JATAMANSI; VIOLA BIFLORA; VIOLA CANESCENS; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 33747194108     PISSN: 18119700     EISSN: 18119719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijb.2006.205.209     Document Type: Article

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