Ethnomedicinal Uses of <I>Fraxinus xanthoxyloides</I> (Afghan Ash): A Review

Akshit Kukreti; Manisha Thapliyal; Neelam Kurmanchali; Laxmi Rawat; Gaurav Chand Ramola; Rajat Singh

doi:10.36808/if/2022/v148i1/160610

Ethnomedicinal Uses of Fraxinus xanthoxyloides (Afghan Ash): A Review

Authors

Akshit Kukreti Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Manisha Thapliyal Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Neelam Kurmanchali Department of Agriculture, Doon Business School, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Laxmi Rawat Plant Pathology Division, College of Forestry, Ranichauri, Uttarakhand
Gaurav Chand Ramola Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Rajat Singh Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i1/160610

Keywords:

Afghan ash, Fodder, Population status, Genetic variation, Habitat destruction

Abstract

No Abstract.

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