Traditional uses of medicinal plants for dermatological healthcare management practices by the Tharu tribal community of Uttar Pradesh, India

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 203-224

  Kumar, Akhilesh ^a,b   Pandey, Vimal Chandra ^a,c   Singh, Anant Gopal ^a,d   Tewari, Divya Darshan ^a  

^a Maharani Lal Kunwari Post Graduate College   (India)

^b CSIR NATIONAL BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c BABASAHEB BHIMRAO AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Dermatological healthcare; Ethnobotany; Medicinal plants; Tharu tribal community; Underutilized plant genetic resources; Uttar Pradesh

Indexed keywords

ETHNOBOTANY; GENETIC RESOURCE; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDICINAL PLANT; SKIN DISORDER; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

INDIA; TARAI; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84871964157     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-012-9826-6     Document Type: Article

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