Survey on medicinal plants and spices used in Beni-Sueif, Upper Egypt

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  AbouZid, Sameh F ^a   Mohamed, Abdelhalim A ^b  

^a Beni Suef University   (Egypt)

^b Vegetable Seed Production and Technology   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA; MENTHA X PIPERITA; MYRRHIS ODORATA; PIMPINELLA ANISUM; TRIGONELLA FOENUM-GRAECUM;

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; SPICE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SPICES;

EID: 79959566694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-7-18     Document Type: Article

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