A survey of medicinal plants used by Kavirajes of Barisal town in Barisal District, Bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 237-246

  Chowdhury, Anita Rani ^a   Jahan, Farhana Israt ^a   Seraj, Syeda ^a   Khatun, Zubaida ^b   Jamal, Farhana ^a   Ahsan, Shamima ^a   Jahan, Rownak ^a   Ahmad, Ishtiaq ^a   Chowdhury, Majeedul H ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Barisal; Folk medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FABACEAE; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MORACEAE; SOLANACEAE; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 78049317747     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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