Ethno-veterinary medicinal usage of flora of Greater Cholistan desert (Pakistan)

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-80

  Khan, Fraz M ^a  

^a District Diagnostic Laboratory   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Cholistan desert; Ethno veterinary; Livestock; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AERVA JAVANICA; AILANTHUS; ALHAGI CAMELORUM; AMARANTHUS; ARGEMONE; ARGEMONE MEXICANA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BARLERIA; BLEPHARIS SINDICA; BUTEA; BUTEA MONOSPERMA; CALOTROPIS; CALOTROPIS PROCERA; CAPPARIS; CAPPARIS DECIDUA; CASSIA SENNA; CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; CLERODENDRUM; COCCULUS; LOCHIA; MOLLUGO NUDICAULIS; MUREX; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SALVADORA OLEOIDES; SENNA; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS; VITEX; VITEX NEGUNDO;

EID: 66549106379     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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