Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group in southwestern Ethiopia

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Yineger, Haile ^a   Yewhalaw, Delenasaw ^a   Teketay, Demel ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Forest Stewardship Council Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

RAIN;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ALTITUDE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOBOTANY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RAIN;

EID: 44249126756     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-11     Document Type: Article

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