Studies on ethnomedicinal plants used by traditional practitioners, Jharikri, Bijuwa and Phedangma in Darjeeling Himalaya

Natural Product Radiance

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 537-541

  Bantawa, Pranay ^a   Rai, Ritu ^b  

^a Faculty of Horticulture   (India)

^b Kurseong College ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Bijuwa; Darjeeling himalaya; Ethnomedicinal plants; Jaributy; Jhankri; Phedangma

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349130764     PISSN: 0972592X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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