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| Title: | Ethnobotanical usages of grasses by the tribals of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal |
| Authors: | Mitra, S
Mukherjee, Sobhan Kr |
| Keywords: | Ethnobotany
Grasses
West Dinajpur District
West Bengal
Munda Tribes
Santal Tribes
Oraon Tribes
Polia Tribes
Ethnomedicine |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K35/78, A61P1/02, A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/12, A61P1/14, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P13/10, A61P17/00, A61P17/02, A61P17/04, A61P27/00, A61P27/02, A61P27/04, A61P31/00, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: |
In the present
paper, 27 ethnobotanical usages of 16 taxa of grasses are documented from 4
major tribal communities of West Dinajpur
district of West Bengal. All the ethnobotanical information collected from
these tribal communities is documented along with their vernacular name,
phenology, place of collection, mode of preparation, and the processes of
medication.
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| Page(s): | 396-402 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(4) [October 2005]
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