Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical study of selected medicinal plants used for the treatment of respiratory diseases in Southern Brazil

Marília Schutz Borges
  • Marília Schutz Borges
  • Laboratório de Plantas Medicinais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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Michele Darós Freitas
  • Michele Darós Freitas
  • Laboratório de Plantas Medicinais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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Paula da Silva Cardoso
  • Paula da Silva Cardoso
  • Laboratório de Plantas Medicinais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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Vanilde Citadini- Zanette
  • Vanilde Citadini- Zanette
  • Herbário Pe. Dr. Raulino Reitz, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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Silvia Dal Bó
  • Silvia Dal Bó
  • Laboratório de Plantas Medicinais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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Patrícia de Aguiar Amaral
  • Patrícia de Aguiar Amaral
  • Laboratório de Plantas Medicinais, Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, UNESC, 88806-000, Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brasil.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 04 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 January 2021

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