The use of medicinal plants in the trans-himalayan arid zone of Mustang district, Nepal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Bhattarai, Shandesh ^a,b   Chaudhary, Ram P ^b   Quave, Cassandra L ^c   Taylor, Robin S L ^d  

^a Nepal Academy of Science Technology   (Nepal)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRACHEOPHYTA;

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANT STRUCTURES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950532084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-6-14     Document Type: Article

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