Ethnomedicinal uses of plants close to rural habitation in Garhwal Himalaya, India

Journal of Medicinal Plants Research

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2252-2260

  Kumar, Munesh ^a   Bussmann, Rainer W ^b   Mukesh, Joshi ^a   Kumar, Pramod ^a  

^a H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitudinal zones; Ethnomedicinal plants; Garhwal himalaya; Rural habitation

Indexed keywords

ACHYRANTHES; ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; ADHATODA; ADHATODA VASICA; AEGLE; AEGLE MARMELOS; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BERBERIS; BERBERIS ASIATICA; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; EMBLICA OFFICINALIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HOLARRHENA; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; INDIA; NONHUMAN; NYCTAGINACEAE; RURAL AREA; SIDA ACUTA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DOMINANCE; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA BELLERICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TROPICS;

ACHYRANTHES ASPERA; AEGLE MARMELOS; BERBERIS ASIATICA; BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA; HOLARRHENA ANTIDYSENTERICA; JUSTICIA ADHATODA; LAMIACEAE; SIDA ACUTA; SIDA CORDIFOLIA; TERMINALIA BELLIRICA; TERMINALIA CHEBULA;

EID: 79959832486     PISSN: 19960875     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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