A survey of medicinal plants used by the traditional medicinal practitioners of Khulna city, Bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 177-195

  Akber, Mira ^a   Seraj, Syeda ^b   Islam, Farhana ^b   Ferdausi, Dilara ^b   Ahmed, Rasheda ^b   Nasrin, Dilruba ^b   Nahar, Nusratun ^b   Ahsan, Shamima ^b   Jamal, Farhana ^b   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^b  

^a KHULNA UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Folk medicine; Khulna; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052157426     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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