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| Title: | Therapeutic uses of some seeds among the tribals of Gandhamardan hill range, Orissa |
| Authors: | Misra, R C |
| Keywords: | Medicinal seeds
Tribal inhabitants
Gandhamardan hill range
Orissa |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | The traditional
use of seeds in different forms, viz. raw, seed-paste, powder, decoction, infusion
or oil as medicines for ameliorating diseases is still prevalent among the
tribal communities inhabiting the forest areas of western Orissa. This
investigation highlights manifold uses of 33 species whose seeds are used on a
minor scale by the tribal inhabitants of Gandhamardan hill range for the
treatment of various ailments. |
| Page(s): | 105-115 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.03(1) [January 2004]
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