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Traditional therapeutic uses of some important medicinal and aromatic plants of the tribal area of Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh, India

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Title Statement Traditional therapeutic uses of some important medicinal and aromatic plants of the tribal area of Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh, India
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Thakur, M ; College of Horticulture and Forestry (Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry), Neri, Hamirpur-177 001, Himachal Pradesh, India
Sharma, P K; Krishi Vigyan Kendra (CSK HPKV), Bara, Hamirpur-177 044, Himachal Pradesh, India
Asrani, R K; Department of Veterinary Pathology, COVAS, CSK HPKV, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India
Patil, R D; Department of Veterinary Pathology, COVAS, CSK HPKV, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India
Gautam, H ; Department of Veterinary Pathology, COVAS, CSK HPKV, Palampur-176 062, Himachal Pradesh, India
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Amchi system; Ethnomedicinal plants; Factor informant consensus; Fidelity level; Lahaul; Traditional use; Use-value
 
Summary, etc. <p class="Abstract">Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh is inhabited by the tribal communities who believe in <em>Amchi</em> system of medicine which is being practiced in this region from a long time. The <em>Amchi</em> system of medicine is similar to the Ayurvedic medicine as this system involves the use of plants as the main source of drug or treatment strategy. Considering the importance of this system of medicine, an extensive field work was conducted in 8 different villages of Lahaul valley to explore the information on usage of ethnomedicinal plants by tribal communities and traditional healers. Questionnaire based interviews of 150 informants were conducted. The data generated were analysed using quantitative tools, i.e., use-value (UV), factor informant consensus (F<sub>ic</sub>) and fidelity level (Fl). Information related to 64 plants was collected which possess effectiveness against 35 ailment categories. The maximum number of medicinal plants were recorded from the family Compositae followed by Lamiaceae, Apiaceae and Rosaceae. On the basis of use value, the most important medicinal plants were <em>Arnebia euchroma</em>, <em>Artemisia maritima</em>, <em>Asparagus filicinus</em>, <em>Picrorhiza kurrooa</em>, <em>Podophyllum hexandrum</em>, <em>Taraxacum officinale</em> and<em> Thymus linearis.</em> On the basis of factor informant consensus, important ailment categories of this region were related to respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders. This research involves the documentation of medicinal and aromatic plants used by tribal communities and traditional healers of the Lahaul valley. However, further phytochemical and pharmacological research is required for scientific validation of this information so as to determine the efficacy and safety of these ethnomedicinal plants for curing various ailments.</p> <br />
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK)
2020-12-30 12:30:42
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK); ##issue.vol## 19, ##issue.no## 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
 
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