An ethnomedicinal inventory of plants used for family planning and sex diseases treatment in Samahni valley, (A.K.) Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 2546-2555

  Ishtiaq, Ch Muhammad ^a   Khan, M A ^a   Hanif, Wajahat ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Azad Kashmir; Ethnobotany; Ethnomedicines; Family planning; Samahni valley; Systematic exploration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845276283     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.2546.2555     Document Type: Article

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