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Himalayan Aromatic Medicinal Plants: A Review of their Ethnopharmacology, Volatile Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities

  • Joshi R
  • Satyal P
  • Setzer W
Medicines (2016) 3(1) 6
DOI: 10.3390/medicines3010006
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Abstract

Aromatic plants have played key roles in the lives of tribal peoples living in the Himalaya by providing products for both food and medicine. This review presents a summary of aromatic medicinal plants from the Indian Himalaya, Nepal, and Bhutan, focusing on plant species for which volatile compositions have been described. The review summarizes 116 aromatic plant species distributed over 26 families.

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Joshi, R., Satyal, P., & Setzer, W. (2016). Himalayan Aromatic Medicinal Plants: A Review of their Ethnopharmacology, Volatile Phytochemistry, and Biological Activities. Medicines, 3(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicines3010006

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