The determination and fidelity level of medicinal plants used to make traditional turkish salves

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-322

  Ugulu, Ilker ^a   Baslar, Suleyman ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; APIALES; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; CONVERSATION; HUMAN; LAWSONIA INERMIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROSACEAE; SALVE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICA DIOICA;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OINTMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF MEDICATION; TURKEY;

EID: 77649331487     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0040     Document Type: Article

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