Medicinal plant knowledge of the Bench ethnic group of Ethiopia: An ethnobotanical investigation

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Giday, Mirutse ^a   Asfaw, Zemede ^a   Woldu, Zerihun ^a   Teklehaymanot, Tilahun ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGED; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ETHIOPIA; ETHNIC GROUPS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049169309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-34     Document Type: Article

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