An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by ethnic people in West and South district of Tripura, India

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-426

  Sen, Saikat ^a   Chakraborty, Raja ^a   De, Biplab ^b   Devanna, N ^c  

^a CES College of Pharmacy   (India)

^b Regional Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology   (India)

^c JNTUA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

medicinal plants; traditional heath care system; tribes; Tripura

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DICOTYLEDON; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOBOTANY; GOLD MINE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NATURAL RESOURCE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

HIMALAYAS; INDIA; MYANMAR; TRIPURA;

APOCYNACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CAESALPINIOIDEAE; COMBRETACEAE; EUPHORBIACEAE; FABACEAE; LAMIACEAE; LILIACEAE; MALVACEAE; RUBIACEAE; RUTACEAE; VERBENACEAE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 79961073341     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-011-0184-6     Document Type: Article

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