Traditional use of medicinal plants as febrifuge by the tribals of Purulia district, West Bengal, India
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Traditional use of medicinal plants as febrifuge by the tribals of Purulia district, West Bengal, India Abhijit Dey, Dr. Jitendra Nath De Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Presidency University (Formerly Presidency College), 86/1, College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India. Retired Head and Reader, Department of Botany, Charuchandra College, Calcutta. Flat No.-C-103, Sunrise Estate, 14C, R.N. Chaudhuri Road, Kolkata700015. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (2012)S800-S803
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