Medicinal Plants of Mauritius
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Crude Drug Research
- Vol. 28 (4) , 297-308
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209009082837
Abstract
A preliminary survey of Mauritian medicinal plants has been carried out. 197 plants commonly used for their medicinal properties are reported. The vernacular names are given along with data on the plant parts used and for which diseases. The known pharmacological action, physiological effects and chemical constituents are listed.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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