Ethnogynecological uses of plants prevalent among the tribes of Periyar Tiger Reserve, western ghats

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-76

  Augustine, Jomy ^a   Sreejesh, K R ^a   Bijeshmon, P P ^a  

^a ST THOMAS COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnogynecology; Kerala; Malayarayan tribes and Malampandaram tribes; Mannan tribes; Paliyan tribes; Periyar Tiger Reserve; Urali tribes

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149240067     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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