The paper deals with 45 species of ethnomedicinal plants collected from the Narendranagar forest Division, Uttarakhand.
Ailments, Antimicrobial, Ethnomedicinal plants, Herbal Products, Medicine
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Manuscript Received on 01 December 2021
Manuscript Revised on 26 December 2021
Manuscript Accepted on 30 December 2021
Manuscript Published on 31 January 2022
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