Anti-inflammatory plants used by the Khamti tribe of Lohit district in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-340

  Tag, Hui ^a   Das, A K ^a   Loyi, Hari ^a  

^a RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory plants; Arunachal Pradesh; Biodiversity; Singpho, Mishmi and Chakma tribe; Tai Khamti; Wound healing agents

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949083395     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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