A scientific evaluation of medicinal plants used in the folk medicinal system of five villages in Narsinghdi district, Bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a   Rahman, Lutfor ^a   Rehana, Fatema ^a   Kalpana, Marjina Akter ^a   Khatun, Mst Afsana ^b   Jahan, Rownak ^c   Taufiq ur Rahman, M ^a   Bashar, A B M Anwarul ^a   Azad, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

^b Lincoln College   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants; Narsinghdi

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS VITIFOLIUS;

EID: 77954112140     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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