The ethno-medicinal and pharmaceutical attributes of Bryophytes: A review

Background: There are over 24,000 species of bryophytes on the planet, which is a heterogeneous group of terrestrial plants. Various aboriginal groups around the world use bryophytes as a remedy against a number of ailments. Bryophytes have a huge commercial potential due to their promising biologic...

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Published in:	Phytomedicine Plus
Main Authors:	Anustup Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit Dey
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-05-01
Subjects:	Bryophytes Traditional use Pharmacology Anticancer Herbal medicine
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031322000410

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