A survey on ethnomedicinal plants used for menstrual disorders in Kerala

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 453-460

  Rajith, N P ^a   Ambily, D V ^a   Dan, Vipin Mohan ^a   Sree Devi, P ^b   George, V ^a   Pushpangadan, P ^a  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sree Rama Krishna Mission Charity Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Amenorrhoea; Dysmenorrhoea; Hypomenorrhoea; Medicinal plants; Menorrhagia; Menstrual disorder; Oligomenorrhoea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863867466     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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