Ethnomedicinal investigations among the sigibe clan of the khumi tribe of thanchi sub-district in bandarban district of bangladesh

American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 378-386

  Sarker, Bijoy ^a   Akther, Fatema ^a   Ayman, Umma ^a   Sifa, Rolee ^a   Jahan, Israt ^a   Sarker, Mridul ^a   Chakma, Suman Kumar ^a   Podder, Promith Kumar ^a   Khatun, Zubaida ^a   Rahmatullah, Mohammed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bandarban; Bangladesh; Khumi; Medicinal plants; Sigibe

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874620083     PISSN: 19950748     EISSN: 19981074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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