TOWARDS A LOGIC OF ETHNODENTISTRY AT ANTONGOBE, SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR

Authors
KAUFMANN JC ELVINLEWIS M
Citation
Jc. Kaufmann et M. Elvinlewis, TOWARDS A LOGIC OF ETHNODENTISTRY AT ANTONGOBE, SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR, Economic botany, 49(2), 1995, pp. 213-222
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Economic botany → ACNP
ISSN journal
00130001
Volume
49
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
213 - 222
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-0001(1995)49:2<213:TALOEA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Mahafaly other countries where related species grow. We identify eight wild plants used in herbal dentistry, describe their manner of prepar ation and medicinal uses, and discuss their pharmacological properties . We also indicate briefly where dental problems belong in the larger ethnomedical system.