Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in treatment of ticks;Plantas medicinales de Sudáfrica usadas en el tratamiento de ácaros

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 155-165

  Magwede, K ^a   Tshisikhawe, M P ^a   Luseba, D ^b   Bhat, R B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethno botanical; Ethnoveterinary; Medicinal plants; Orthodox health care; Traditional knowledge; Traditional remedies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IXODIDA;

EID: 84922277665     PISSN: 00319457     EISSN: 18515657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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