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Ethno-botanical survey of some medicinal plants used in the treatment of cancer was carried out in the Narendra Nagar block, district Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand), India.  Herbalists, herb sellers and traditionalists living within the study area were interviewed by the administration of questionnaires.  Twenty six plant species of Angiosperm were found to be used in the treatment of cancer. Prominent species among these are the members of family Liliaceae and Rutaceae which were found to be very important and useful in the treatment of the disease based on their frequency of occurrence in the recipes. Several plants parts which were said to be useful were indicated in the recipes

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Cancer ethnobotany medicinal plants traditional healers

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Dangwal , L., & Sharma, A. (2011). Ethno-botanical study of some medicinal plants used for treatment of Cancer in Narendra nagar block, District Tehri Garhwal (Uttarakhand) India. Environment Conservation Journal, 12(3), 129–134. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2011.120323

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