Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Jordan, Mujib Nature Reserve and surrounding area

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-71

  Hudaib, Mohammad ^a   Mohammad, Mohammad ^a   Bustanji, Yasser ^a   Tayyem, Rabab ^a   Yousef, Mohammed ^b   Abuirjeie, Mustafa ^c   Aburjai, Talal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF NATURE   (Jordan)

^c JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Ethnopharmacology; Informant consensus factor; Jordan; Medicinal plants; Mujib; Traditional medicine; Use value

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA; ALHAGI MAURORUM; ANCHUSA AEGYPTIACA; ANCHUSA STRIGOSA; ARTEMISIA JUDAICA; ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; ARTICLE; ARUM DIOSCORIDIS; ARUM PALAESTINUM; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; BASIL; BLACK CUMIN; CAPPARIS SPINOSA; CHENOPODIUM AMBROSIOIDES; CHICORY; CHRYSANTHEMUM CORONARIUM; CRATAEGUS ARONIA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; EUPHORBIA HIEROSOLYMITANA; FENNEL; GARLIC; HYOSCYAMUS AUREUS; HYPERICUM TREQUETRIFOLIUM; INULA VISCOSA; JORDAN; LEPIDIUM SATIVUM; LOQUAT; MAJORANA SYRIACA; MATRICARIA AUREA; MEDICINAL PLANT; MELILOTUS INDICUS; MENTHA LONGIFOLIA; MERCURIALIS ANNUA; OLIVE TREE; ONONIS NATRIX; OPUNTIA FICUS INDICA; PARONYCHIA ARGENTEA; PEGANUM HARMALA; PERGULARIA TOMENTOSA; PETROSELINUM SATIVUM; PHAGNALON RUPESTRE; POMEGRANATE; RETAMA RAETAM; RICINUS COMMUNIS; ROSEMARY; SENNA; SILYBUM MARIANUM; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WATERCRESS;

DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MEDICINE, ARABIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

ARTEMISIA SIEBERI; SILYBUM MARIANUM;

EID: 53649108638     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.031     Document Type: Article

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