Ethnopharmacy of Turkish-speaking cypriots in greater London

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 731-740

  Yöney, Ahmet ^a   Prieto, José M ^a   Lardos, Andreas ^a   Heinrich, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Ethnopharmacology; London (UK); Medicinal plants; Migrant medicine; Traditional herbal medicine; Turkish speaking cypriots

Indexed keywords

ANISE; ARTICLE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTHA SPICATA; SALVIA; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CYPRUS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LONDON; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

MENTHA SPICATA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; SALVIA FRUTICOSA;

EID: 77952088609     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3012     Document Type: Article

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