Medicinal plants, traditional medicine, markets and management in far-west Nepal

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Kunwar, Ripu M ^a,c   Mahat, Laxmi ^b   Acharya, Ram P ^c   Bussmann, Rainer W ^d  

^a Centre for Biological Conservation   (Nepal)

^b TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

^c Practical Solution Consultancy   (Nepal)

^d MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Baidhya; Baitadi district; Indigenous use; Medicinal plants; Nepal; Sustainable management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MARKETING; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

MARKETING; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NEPAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877346414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-9-24     Document Type: Article

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