Indigenous medicinal practices of Bhotia tribal community in Indian Central Himalaya

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-260

  Samal, Prasanna K ^a   Dhyani, Pitamber P ^b   Dollo, Mihin ^a  

^a GB Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Bhotia tribes; Conservation; Indian Central Himalaya; Indigenous knowledge; Indigenous medicine; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149254237     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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