Perspectives on Medicinal Plants in Public Markets across the Amazon: A Review

Economic Botany

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-78

  Lima, Pedro Glécio Costa ^a   Coelho–Ferreira, Márlia ^a   da Silva Santos, Ronize ^a  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ethnobotany; Materia medica; medicinal plants; pan Amazonia; urban markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960118949     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-016-9338-y     Document Type: Review

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