Assessing the Contribution of Local and Traded Biodiversity in Community Health Care: A case study from Keelakodankulam village, South India

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Assessing the Contribution of Local and Traded Biodiversity in Community Health Care: A case study from Keelakodankulam village, South India

The study aims to assess the contribution of local and traded biodiversity towards community health care. A total of 106 knowledge holders from the Aatha Pallar community were interviewed and medicinal uses for 70 local plants and 28 plant products purchased from the market were recorded. The Pharma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Mary, D., Franco, F, Babu, V.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	University of Hawaii Press 2011
Subjects:	Local biodiversity Scheduled - caste Trade Traditional knowledge Biodiversity and health Biodiversity conservation
Online Access:	http://journals.sfu.ca/era/index.php/era/article/view/568 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43674

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