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This paper gives an account of the medicinal  flora of University campus of Guru Nanak Dev University at Amritsar.  Their vernacular names in different languages,  general distribution  and medicinal  uses have  been described  besides their folk medicinal uses.

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Medicinal flora folk medicinal uses medicinal properties

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Dhiman, A. K., & Khanna, D. R. (2001). Notes on Medicinal Flora of Guru Nanak Dev University Campus Amritsar. Environment Conservation Journal, 2(1), 45–57. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2001.020106

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