Research Article | Published: 30 September 2023

Medicinal plants grown in the campus of Government Post Graduate College Dakpathar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (India)

Prem  Singh  Chauhan

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 30 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 106-109 | 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2023-SH5SG7 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper enumerates 60 species of Ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 29 families growing in the botanical garden of Veer Saheed Keshari Chand Government Post graduate College Dakpathar of Uttarakhand in India along with their uses.

Keywords

Conservation, Ingredients, Traditional medicines

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Chauhan, P.S., 2023. Medicinal plants grown in the campus of Government Post Graduate College Dakpathar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand (India). Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 30(2), pp.106-109. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2023-SH5SG7

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 21 August 2023

Manuscript Revised on 20 September 2023

Manuscript Accepted on 22 September 2023

Manuscript Published on 30 September 2023

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