Medicinal plants used by the folk and tribal medicinal practitioners in two villages of Khakiachora and Khasia Palli in Sylhet district, Bangladesh

Advances in Natural and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 9-19

  Shaheen, Md Enamul Kabir ^a   Syef, Md Afser ^a   Saha, Sudhangshu Shekhar ^a   Islam, Md Shariful ^a   Hossain, Md Din Al ^a   Sujan, Md Ariful Islam ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Folk medicine; Khakiachora; Khasia Palli; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

COMBRETACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; LAMIACEAE;

EID: 79960706298     PISSN: 19950772     EISSN: 19981090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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