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| Title: | Diversity and indigenous household remedies of the inhabitants surrounding Mornaula reserve forest in West Himalaya |
| Authors: | Pant, Shreekar
Samant, SS
Arya, SC |
| Keywords: | Diversity
Indigenous Knowledge
Household remedies
Medicinal plants
Ethnomedicine
Mornaula reserve forest
West Himalaya |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P5/00, A61P5/50, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P19/00, A61P21/00, A61P25/00 |
| Abstract: | The remote villages of the Indian Himalayan region
are repository of the indigenous knowledge and practices. Documentation of such
knowledge is required in view of the day-by-day disappearing knowledge in new
generations. Therefore, an attempt has been made to document the indigenous
uses and practices of the plants utilized in household remedies by the
inhabitants surrounding the Mornaula reserve forest in West Himalaya. A total
of 33 plant species belonging to 31 genera and 22 families are used
traditionally to cure various diseases/ailments. 31 plant species are
non-natives and 02 species are natives to the Himalayan region. Various parts
of the these species are used to cure cold, cough, fever, liver disorder,
kidney stone, joints pain, eye and ear diseases, diabetes, healing wounds,
toothache, etc. Such studies would help developing a comprehensive data base of
the plants used in household remedies, strengthening the healthcare system in
the villages and also in conserving the traditional knowledge and practices for
posterity. |
| Page(s): | 606-610 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.08(4) [October 2009]
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