Medicinal resources of the Miombo woodlands of Urumwa, Tanzania: Plants and its uses

Journal of Medicinal Plant Research

Volumn 5, Issue 27, 2011, Pages 6352-6372

  Augustino, Suzana ^a   Hall, John B ^b   Makonda, Fortunatus B S ^a   Ishengoma, Romanus C ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Gender; Medicinal plants; Tanzania; Urumwa

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FOREST; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 82855169343     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19960875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/JMPR10.517     Document Type: Article

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