Research Article | Published: 30 November 2021

Ethnomedicinal uses of some Papilionaceae plants among the rural and common people of Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India

Amit Tomar

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 28 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 28-32 | 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-D377C5 | Cite this article

Abstract

In this paper 16 genera and 17 plant species of the family Papilionaceae have been enumerated from Meerut division of Uttar Pradesh with focus on their ethnomedicinal uses.

Keywords

Common people, Division, Ethnomedicinal uses, Papilionaceae, Rural

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Tomar, A., 2021. Ethnomedicinal uses of some Papilionaceae plants among the rural and common people of Meerut division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 28(1), pp.28-32. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-D377C5

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 04 October 2021

Manuscript Revised on 05 November 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 10 November 2021

Manuscript Published on 30 November 2021

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