http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1487 Search the Channel search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/simple-search http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1603 Title: Importance of local names of some useful plants in ethnobotanical study <br/> <br/>Authors: Singh, Harish <br/> <br/>Abstract: Plants are commonly known by their local names in every part of the world. These local names play a very important role in ethnobotanical study of a specific tribe or region. Local names given to plants by indigenous people in their local dialects often reflect a broad spectrum of information on their understanding of plants. Most often, the local names are given based on some salient features, e.g. appearance, shape, size, habit, habitat, smell, taste, colour, utility, and other peculiar character, etc of the plants. These practical, meaningful, easily understandable and rememberable local names are disappearing rapidly along with the culture and tradition of the tribal group of our country. Therefore, it must be recorded, preserved and documented before lost forever. In the paper, about 100 plants of Garhwal, Kumaun and Bhoxar area of Uttarakhand have been given in alphabetical order with their family followed by local names including their meaning in English along with detail reason / basis for the naming of the plants. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 365-370 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1602 Title: Documentation and participatory rapid assessment of ethnoveterinary practices <br/> <br/>Authors: Santhanakrishnan, Raneesh; Hafeel, Abdul; Hariramamurthi, BA; Unnikrishnan, PM <br/> <br/>Abstract: The Indian subcontinent has a rich ethnoveterinary health tradition owing to the large agriculture based livelihoods and rich biodiversity. Due to various social, economic and political factors this tradition is facing the threat of rapid erosion. A Programme to revitalise the ethnoveterinary traditions was initiated in 2001 by the Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT), Bangalore in collaboration with National Diary Development Board (NDDB) and many field based non-governmental organisations in southern India. A participatory Rapid Assessment Programme was designed in order to find the best ethnoveterinary practices in select locations of southern India. This method is a community-based rapid assessment in which ethnoveterinary folk healers, veterinary doctors, Ayurvedic doctors, botanists and field workers play key roles. Many such documentation and assessment workshops were conducted in different parts of southern India from the year 2001-2003. A total of around 116 plant species for nearly 19 health conditions that are commonly seen in cattle were taken for assessment in different geographical locations. The basic principle of this assessment is a consensus of opinion among different medical systems about the management of a health condition. It was found that nearly 70% of the practices had supportive evidence from Ayurveda and modern pharmacology on their prescribed uses. It was also found that 55% of those positively assessed plants are easily available locally in each of the bio-geographical locations and can be grown in homestead gardens. The methodology of the assessment programme with an illustration of a health condition as understood by the local healers has been presented. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 360-364 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1601 Title: Traditional veterinary herbal medicines of western part of Almora district, Uttarakhand Himalaya <br/> <br/>Authors: Shah, Rohita; Pande, PC; Tiwari, Lalit <br/> <br/>Abstract: A preliminary survey of an age-old veterinary practice of the western part of Almora district, which is inhabited by hill communities, was made. The main emphasis was given to 24 most common livestock diseases and disorders. For the treatment of these veterinary diseases and disorders, locals use about 57 plants. The biomedicines are composed of single drug or combination of drugs. These medicines are presented disease wise. This type of traditional knowledge is a wealth for the human being and has great value in the context of today's Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) scenario. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 355-359 http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/1600 Title: Ethnoveterinary healthcare practices in southern districts of Tamil Nadu <br/> <br/>Authors: Ganesan, S; Chandhirasekaran, M; Selvaraj, A <br/> <br/>Abstract: The southern districts of Tamil Nadu has a predominantly livestock based economy and social welfare. However, economic dependence on livestock, lack of effective veterinary infrastructure, etc. have forced the local farmers to apply their indigenous knowledge to look after and maintain their livestock population. The indigenous knowledge and practice based on locally available bioresources are effective to cure diseases, do not have financial cost and are easily administrable. In the paper, ethnoveterinary medicine for the treatment of 44 veterinary health hazards is enumerated. A total of 113 plant species belonging to100 genera and 46 families are used by rural peoples in the treatment of anthrax, bone fracture, bloat, bronchitis, blackquarter, corneal opacity, dog bite, enteritis, foot and mouth diseases, etc. The medicinal plants are listed with their scientific name, family, local name (Tamil) and mode of utilization. <br/> <br/>Page(s): 347-354