Studies on wild edible fruits of Mizoram, India used as ethno-medicine

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1767-1776

  Hazarika, T K ^a   Lalramchuana, ^a   Nautiyal, B P ^a  

^a MIZORAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethno medicine; India; Mizoram; Traditional healers; Wild edible fruits

Indexed keywords

EDIBLE SPECIES; ETHNOBOTANY; FRUIT; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM; RURAL POPULATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

INDIA; MIZORAM;

EID: 84869498465     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9799-5     Document Type: Article

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