A Study on the Medicinal Plants Used by the Sangtam Naga Tribe in Kiphire District, Nagaland, India
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T. Lirola Sangtam1, N. S. Jamir1*, C. R. Deb1*, Sakutemsu Jamir1
1 Department of Botany, Nagaland University, Lumami-798627, Nagaland, India
Corresponding Author:N. S. Jamir
The present paper deals with the investigation of traditional knowledge of 53 species of medicinal plants used by the Sangtam - Naga tribes in Kiphire district of Nagaland, India for the treatment of various diseases and relief from pains that plagues the human beings are recorded.
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Medicinal plantsNagalandSangtam Naga tribe
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Sangtam, T. L., Jamir, N. S., Deb, C. R., & Jamir, S. (2012). A Study on the Medicinal Plants Used by the Sangtam Naga Tribe in Kiphire District, Nagaland, India. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 2(2). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v2i2.08
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