Ethnomedicinal practices and conservation status of medicinal plants of North Kashmir Himalayas

Research Journal of Medicinal Plant

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 515-530

  Malik, A R ^a   Siddique, M A A ^b   Sofi, P A ^b   Butola, J S ^c  

^a Regional Agricultural Research Station/KVK (SKUAST K)   (India)

^b SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF KASHMIR   (India)

^c Herbal Research and Development Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ethno medicinal uses; Folk medicine; Himalayas; Medicinal plants; Threats

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM EXTRACT; ACORUS CALAMUS EXTRACT; ADIANTUM VENUSTUM EXTRACT; AJUGA BRACTEOSA EXTRACT; ALTHAEA ROSA EXTRACT; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS EXTRACT; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS EXTRACT; ANAPHALIS NUBIGENA EXTRACT; ANGELICA GLAUCA EXTRACT; ARISAEMA JACQUEMONTII EXTRACT; ARNEBIA BENTHAMII EXTRACT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; ASPLENIUM FALCATUM EXTRACT; ATROPA ACUMINATA EXTRACT; BERBERIS ARISTATA EXTRACT; BERGENIA LIGULATA EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CHENOPODIUM BOTRYS EXTRACT; CHENOPODIUM UMBROSUM EXTRACT; CICHORIUM INTYBUS EXTRACT; CODONOPSIS ROTUNDIFOLIA EXTRACT; CUSCUTA REFLEXA EXTRACT; EQUISETUM ARVENSE EXTRACT; FRAGARIA VESCA EXTRACT; INDIGOFERA HETERANTHA EXTRACT; IRIS NEPALENSIS EXTRACT; LAMIUM ALBUM EXTRACT; MALVA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACONITUM HETEROPHYLLUM; ADIANTUM VENUSTUM; AJUGA BRACTEOSA; ALLERGY; ALTHAEA ROSA; AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS; ANAPHALIS NUBIGENA; ARISAEMA JACQUEMONTII; ARNEBIA BENTHAMII; ARTICLE; ASPLENIUM FALCATUM; ASTHMA; ATROPA ACUMINATA; BACKACHE; BERBERIS ARISTATA; BERGENIA LIGULATA; BURN; CHENOPODIUM BOTRYS; CHENOPODIUM UMBROSUM; CHICORY; CHOLERA; CODONOPSIS ROTUNDIFOLIA; COMMUNITY; COUGHING; CUSCUTA REFLEXA; DIARRHEA; DRUG MARKETING; DYSENTERY; EPISTAXIS; EQUISETUM ARVENSE; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; FRACTURE; FRAGARIA VESCA; FURUNCULOSIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INDIGOFERA HETERANTHA; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; INJURY; IRIS NEPALENSIS; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY INFECTION; KNOWLEDGE; LAMIUM ALBUM; LIVER DISEASE; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MORNING DOSAGE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PLANT ROOT; RASH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SCABIES; SKIN DISEASE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STOMACH DISEASE; STOMACH PAIN; THROAT DISEASE; TONGUE DISEASE; TOOTH PAIN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ULCER; VOMITING; WEAKNESS; WOUND;

EID: 79958785482     PISSN: 18193455     EISSN: 21517924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/rjmp.2011.515.530     Document Type: Article

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