Tradition of use on medicinal species in Valfurva (Sondrio, Italy)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2015, Pages 113-134

  Dei Cas, Lisa ^a   Pugni, Francesca ^a   Fico, Gelsomina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine area; Ethnobotany; Indigenous traditional knowledge; Medicinal plants; North Italy

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; VETERINARY DRUG;

ACHILLEA; ACHILLEA MOSCHATA WULFEN; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL FOOD; APIACEAE; ARNICA MONTANA; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BARLEY; COOKING; FLOWER; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; LAMIACEAE; LINSEED; MEDICINAL SPECIES; PLANT LEAF; RELIGION; ROSACEAE; RYE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THYMUS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URTICA DIOICA; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WHEAT; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHILLEA MOSCHATA; ANIMALIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COSMETICS; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RELIGION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VETERINARY DRUGS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922358691     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.12.054     Document Type: Article

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