Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Hakka in Guangdong, China

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Au, Dawn Tung ^a   Wu, Jialin ^a   Jiang, Zhihong ^a   Chen, Hubiao ^a   Lu, Guanghua ^a   Zhao, Zhongzhen ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese; Ethnobotany; Hakka medicinal plants; Hoklos; Lingnan herbal teas

Indexed keywords

ACORUS TATARINOWA EXTRACT; AGRIMONIA PILOSA EXTRACT; ALLIUM ALTAICUM EXTRACT; ALLIUM TUBEROSUM EXTRACT; ALSOPHILA SPINULOSA EXTRACT; AMYGDALUS DAVIDIANA EXTRACT; ANEMONE VITIFOLIA EXTRACT; ANOECTOCHILUS ROXBURGHII EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI EXTRACT; ARMENIACA MUME EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ANNUA EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ARGYI EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA SCOPARIA EXTRACT; BAPHICACANTHUS CUSIA EXTRACT; BLUMEA MEGACEPHALA EXTRACT; BOEHMERIA NIVEA EXTRACT; CALLICARPA DICHOTOMA EXTRACT; CALLICARPA FORMOSANA EXTRACT; CALLICARPA MACROPHYLLA EXTRACT; CAMELLIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CANAVALIA GLADIATA EXTRACT; CASSIA TORA EXTRACT; CENTIPEDA MINIMA EXTRACT; CIRSIUM JAPONICUM EXTRACT; CITRUS GRANDIS EXTRACT; CITRUS RETICULATA EXTRACT; COMBRETUM WALLICHII EXTRACT; DESMODIUM STYRACIFOLIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHINA; CHOLECYSTITIS; COMMON COLD; CONSTIPATION; DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESEARCH; DYSENTERY; ECZEMA; ETHNOBOTANY; FAVISM; HEADACHE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFLUENZA; LIVER PROTECTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALARIA; PAROTITIS; PRURITUS; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASE; STOMACH PAIN; TEA; THORAX PAIN; TINNITUS;

CHINA; ETHNOBOTANY; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 41049114337     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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