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| Title: | Ethnobotanical knowledge of local communities of Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary, Trashiyangtse, Bhutan |
| Authors: | Wangyal, Jigme Tshelthrim |
| Keywords: | Bumdeling Wildlife Sanctuary
Traditional Knowledge
Sharchogpa
Zalakha |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A61K 36/00, A61K, A61D 7/00 |
| Abstract: | This paper discusses the ethnobotanical knowledge of
the three ethnic groups, viz. Sharchogpa, Zalakha speaking people and the Bhutanese of Tibetan origin, that
inhabit the wildlife sanctuary. Of the 165 ethnobotanical species used by the
communities, 67 are used for treating different diseases while 98 are used for woodcrafts,
handicraft, vegetables, fodder, fibres, dying clothes and making tea, etc. Ericaceae with 16 species was found to be the most used plant family. Ophiocordyceps
sinensis [Berk.]
Sacc., was found next
most useful to locals as the main source of cash income for the upland
dwellers.
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| Page(s): | 447-452 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012]
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