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Ecological features and traditional knowledge of Roscoea alpina Royle a medicinal plant in Himalaya

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Title Ecological features and traditional knowledge of Roscoea alpina Royle a medicinal plant in Himalaya
 
Creator Dhyani, A
Bahuguna, Y M
Nautiyal, B P
Yadav, V K
Chaturvedi, P
Nautiyal, M C
 
Subject Habitat
Himalaya
Medicinal plant
Roscoea alpina
Zingiberaceae
 
Description 167-173
Roscoea alpina Royle (Zingiberaceae) commonly known as Kakoli is a perennial medicinal plant endemic to the Himalayas. It has been used in vitality strengthening Ayurveda groups i.e., Astavarga and Jeevaniyagana and in preparation of Ayurvedic formulations e.g., Chyavanprasha and Divya Pidantak Tail. Considering its medicinal uses, high demand and overexploitation, natural habitats were surveyed in subalpine and alpine regions of Garhwal Himalaya for population estimation and to identify elite germplasm. R. alpina frequency was recorded more than 60% in Tungnath, Dayara, Valley of Flowers and Kedarnath populations. However, plant density and area occupied were low compared to other species of subalpine and alpine site. For threat category assessment, IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria were used and conservation status was assigned, based on site to site and for entire Garhwal region of the Western Himalaya. R. alpina, based on extent of occurrence was categorized as Vulnerable and based on number of mature individuals as Endangered for the Garhwal Himalaya. Further, habitat destruction and degradation were the major threats for population reduction in the wild. Morphological variation revealed plants from Tungnath and Kedarnath may be used for future propagation and domestication programs.
 
Date 2021-02-24T06:40:05Z
2021-02-24T06:40:05Z
2021-01
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/56291
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. Cl.21: A01N 43/40, A61K 36/00, A61K 9/00, A61K 31/155, A61K 36/906
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.20(1) [January 2021]