Economic Botany

, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp 480–486 | Cite as

Traditional treatment of skin diseases in Uttar Pradesh, india

  • M. Badruzzaman Siddiqui
  • M. Mashkoor Alam
  • Wazahat Husain
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Abstract

The paper deals with some important medicinal plants used in human skin diseases in Uttar Pradesh, India. Fifty species of 47 genera belonging to 30 families of pteridophytes and angiosperms are reported along with dosage rate and mode of administration.

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Economic Botany Scabies Important Medicinal Plant Botanical Drug Asparagus Racemosus 
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© The New York Botanical Garden 1989

Authors and Affiliations

  • M. Badruzzaman Siddiqui
  • M. Mashkoor Alam
    • 1
  • Wazahat Husain
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of BotanyAligarh Muslim UniversityIndia

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