Local knowledge of medicinal plants in sub-ethnic Batak Simalungun of North Sumatra, Indonesia

Biodiversitas

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-54

  Silalahi, Marina ^a,c   Supriatna, Jatna ^a   Walujo, Eko Baroto ^b   Nisyawati, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

^c CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Local knowledge; Medicinal plants; North Sumatra; Sub ethnic Batak Simalungun

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921988735     PISSN: 1412033X     EISSN: 20854722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d160106     Document Type: Article

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