Ethnobotanical profiling of Asparagus aethiopicus L.
An ethnobotanical survey was conducted to collect the information and medicinal properties of Asparagus aethiopicus, a perennial monocot herb of Asparagaceae family. The plants were collected from the fields of Visakhapatnam District in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The live specimens were used...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Society for Tropical Plant Research
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Tropical Plant Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.tropicalplantresearch.com/download/261/16.pdf |
| Summary: | An ethnobotanical survey was conducted to collect the information and medicinal properties of Asparagus aethiopicus, a perennial monocot herb of Asparagaceae family. The plants were collected from the fields of Visakhapatnam District in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. The live specimens were used for the description of plants and some of the plant material was dried and stored for long term preservation of the species and for further study. The present study aimed to describe botanical aspects and medicinal value of the species. |
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| ISSN: | 2349-1183 |