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| Title: | Ethnobotanical study of some common plants used among the tribal communities of Kashipur, Uttarakhand |
| Authors: | Joshi, Bhasker
Pant, S C |
| Keywords: | Ethnobotany
Kashipur
Medicinal plants
Tribes
Traditional practices
Uttarakhand |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)-A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | The present study highlights traditionally used
medicinal plants by the tribal communities in Kashipur (Uttrakhand). A total of
22 common plants belonging to 16 families used to cure human diseases and in
which 1 plant species was used to cure diseases of cattle of the local
communities. Based on life form 07 therophytes, 14 phanerophytes and 01
chamaephyte were recorded. Local communities, especially, older people
including women frequently use these locally available medicinal plants for
their health and believe that these are easily available, less expensive and
have no side effects. |
| Page(s): | 262-266 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(2) [June 2012]
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