Ethno-botanical distribution and cultivation of some traditional medicinal plants of Delhi [India]
Hamdard Medicus. 2008; 51 (4): 99-105
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ABSTRACT
A survey has been carried out on the ethno-botanical distribution and cultivation of medicinal plants used by local people in various parts of Delhi [India] and its suburbs. The paper highlights experimental demonstrations and cultivation practices of some important medicinal plants of Delhi [India] viz., Chirchita [Achyranthes aspera Linn.], Atibala [Abutilon indicum L., Sweet], Greater ammi [Ammi majus Linn.], and Vasaka [Adhatoda vasica Nees.] etc. The species focused belong to families Amaranthaceae, Malvaceae, Apiaceae, Acanthaceae, Liliaceae, Cannabinaceae, Apocynaceae, Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Lamiaceae and Plantaginaceae and grow in Delhi and its outskirts. Thus, twenty-five medicinal plants belonging to eighteen families are described in alphabetical order along with the ethno-botanical distribution, cultivation, mode of administration, flowering and fruiting
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Etnobotânica
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Flores
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Frutas
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Medicina Tradicional
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Hamdard Med.
Ano de publicação:
2008
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