ETHNOMEDICINAL PRACTICES FOR ORAL HEALTH AND HYGIENE OF TRIBAL POPULATION OF WAYANAD, KERALA

The present study was conducted to document the ethno medicinal practices followed for oral health and diseases by tribal people of Wayanad district, Kerala, India. A survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers, elders and heads of the tribal community and botanists on the...

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Main Author: Deepa K.C; Maji Jose and Vishnudas Prabhu
Format: Printed Book
Published: International Journal of Research in Ayurveda & Pharmacy, 2011
Subjects:
TRIBAL MEDICINE; > ETHNO-MEDICINE; > ORAL DISEASE
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/006014.pdf
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