Use of Medicinal Plants in Traditional Tibetan Therapy System in Upper Mustang, Nepal
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The paper deals with 93 species of medicinal plants belonging to74 genera spread over 35 families, which are used in traditional Tibetan therapy system by amchis (medical practitioners) in Upper Mustang.
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