Ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants in the highlands of Soan Valley, Salt Range, Pakistan

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 352-361

  Bibi, Sadia ^a   Sultana, Jawairia ^a   Sultana, Humaira ^b   Malik, Riffat Naseem ^b  

^a QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communities; Disease; Ethnobotany; Herbalists; Medicinal plants; Traditional use

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMISTRY; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

DATA COLLECTION; ETHNOBOTANY; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84905088200     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.05.031     Document Type: Article

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