Ethnomycological aspects of the desert truffle among native Bahraini and non-Bahraini peoples of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 118-129

  Mandeel, Qaher A ^a   Al Laith, Abdul Ameer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAHRAIN   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Bahrain; Desert truffle; Ethnomycology; Traditional knowledge

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VINEGAR;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BAHRAIN; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FREEZING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; HELIANTHEMUM; HUMAN; LIGHTNING; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRESERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOIL; TERFEZIA CLAVERYI; TIRMANIA NIVEA; TUBER (GENUS); WEATHER;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS;

HELIANTHEMUM; TERFEZIA CLAVERYI; TIRMANIA NIVEA; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 33846853527     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2006.09.014     Document Type: Article

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