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Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Doon) Soo, an important medicinal herb of the Himalaya and urgent need for its conservation- A review

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Title Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Doon) Soo, an important medicinal herb of the Himalaya and urgent need for its conservation- A review
 
Creator Dorjey, Konchok
Maurya, Arum Kumar
Sinha, Dwaipayan
 
Subject Dactylorhiza hatagirea
Ethnomedicine
Himalaya
Orchid
Salampanja
 
Description 265-273
Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Doon) Soo (Family Orchidaceae) is a terrestrial orchid, native to alpine and sub-alpine zones of Himalaya, well known for medicinal uses because of its immense pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential. Leaves and tubers of the herb finds enormous uses in traditional Indian medicinal system like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Sowa-rigpa for treatment of different ailments like dysentery, diarrhoea, chronic fever, cough, wounds, burns, fractures, stomach-ache, etc. The present review analyses the distribution, medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and conservation status of D. hatagirea. The review is based on literature available on this orchid with an objective to compile and understand diverse medicinal uses among the indigenous Himalayan communities and phytochemical potential in pharmacology. This review also highlights the potential threats faced by this orchid and suggests future conservation prospects and strategies.
 
Date 2022-10-18T06:43:58Z
2022-10-18T06:43:58Z
2022-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60688
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijnpr.v13i3.58263
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR,India
 
Source IJNPR Vol.13(3) [September 2022]