Folk medicinal practices in Vasu Bihar village, Bogra district, Bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 86-93

  Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a   Islam, Md Rashedul ^a   Kabir, Md Zahirul ^a   Harun or Rashid, Md ^a   Jahan, Rownak ^a   Begum, Rahima ^a   Seraj, Syeda ^a   Khatun, Mst Afsana ^b   Chowdhury, Anita Rani ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

^b Lincoln College   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Bogra; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants; Vasu Bihar

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; RUTACEAE;

EID: 77954137476     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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