Medicinal plants used for gastrointestinal disorders in some districts of Izmir province, Turkey

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 149-161

  Dogan, Yunus ^a   Ugulu, Ilker ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Gastrointestinal disorders; Izmir; Medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891339689     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2013.11886456     Document Type: Article

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