Medicinal plants used for preventive medicinal purposes: A survey in Muktipara village, Chuadanga district, Bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 247-251

  Biswas, Kakoli Rani ^a   Ishika, Tasneema ^a   Rahman, Mehreen ^a   Khan, Tania ^a   Swarna, Auditi ^a   Monalisa, Mirza Nipa ^a   Sanam, Sherejad ^a   Malek, Ishita ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Medicinal plants; Muktipara; Preventive medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052151779     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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