Valorizing the 'Irulas' traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in the Kodiakkarai Reserve Forest, India

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ragupathy, Subramanyam ^a   Newmaster, Steven G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOBOTANY; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 65649117764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-10     Document Type: Article

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