Traditional medicinal plant knowledge and use by local healers in Sekoru District, Jimma Zone, Southwestern Ethiopia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Yineger, Haile ^a   Yewhalaw, Delenasaw ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALYSICARPUS;

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHIOPIA; ETHNOBOTANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34347363093     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-3-24     Document Type: Article

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