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Ethnobotany of Higher Plants in Spiti Cold Desert of Western Himalaya

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Title Ethnobotany of Higher Plants in Spiti Cold Desert of Western Himalaya
 
Creator Singh, K N
Lal , Brij
Todaria, N P
 
Subject Ecology
 
Description The present article deals with the plants used in traditional phytotherapy amongst indigenous people of
Bhotia community of Indian western Himalaya. Ethnobotanical surveys were conducted during 2002–2009 in Spiti
valley to collect information on traditional use of plant species as medicine from different localities. A total of 50
plant species belonging to 25 families; have been reported to be used for treating different ailments ranging from
cough and cold to jaundice. Among the plant parts used as a remedy, leaves (31%) were recorded to be used to a
large extent followed by flowers (17%), and whole plant (16%), respectively. The species reported are enumerated
in tabular form with their family in alphabetical order followed by scientific name of plant and collection number.
Local name of plant, part(s) used, locality, name of ailments treated, mode of preparation and prescription of
medicine are given. Total 29 claims of herbal preparations utilized in traditional medicines have been identified as
hitherto unknown or lesser known and are marked with asterisk (*). Information from selective relevant literature,
are also provided for a comparative account on medicinal uses across communities and traditional systems of
medicine in India
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1277/1/51_Ethnobotany.pdf
Singh, K N and Lal , Brij and Todaria, N P (2012) Ethnobotany of Higher Plants in Spiti Cold Desert of Western Himalaya. Journal of Nature and Science, 10 (5). pp. 7-14.
 
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