Ethnobotanical study of Kani tribes in Thoduhills of Kerala, South India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 78-90

  Xavier, Thangaraj Francis ^a   Kannan, Moorthy ^a   Lija, Leyone ^a   Auxillia, Anthonysamy ^a   Rose, Antony Kanthi Freeda ^b   Kumar, Subburaman Senthil ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S COLLEGE   (India)

^b Holy Cross College   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnomedicine; Kani tribes; Thoduhills; Traditional healers

Indexed keywords

ETHNOMEDICINE; KANI TRIBES; THODUHILLS; TRADITIONAL HEALERS;

DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84893836295     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2013.12.016     Document Type: Article

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