Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Yercaud hills of Eastern Ghats, India

Journal of Natural Remedies

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-132

  Senthilkumar, K ^a   Aravindhan, V ^a   Rajendran, A ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnobotany; Herbal medicine; Malayali tribes; Tamil Nadu; Yercaud hills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNOBOTANY; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INDIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL HEALER;

EID: 84902985448     PISSN: 09725547     EISSN: 23203358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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