1. Species selection for pharmacognostic studies.
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Cock, Ian Edwin
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MEDICINAL plants , *PLANT species , *HEALERS , *TRADITIONAL medicine , *RESEARCH methodology - Abstract
The author discusses the criteria in selecting plants for pharmacognostic studies. The author cites that plants with a documented history of usage by traditional healers is the best choice for a good start of research while own field observations of researchers are valuable in selecting a plant species for testing. The author also notes the importance of investigating species closely related to those plants that have medicinal properties and of random selection when selecting plant species.
- Published
- 2012
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