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| Title: | Ethnomedicinal observations among the inhabitants of cold desert area of Himachal Pradesh |
| Authors: | Sharma, Parveen Kumar
Sethi, GS
Sharma, SK
Sharma, TK |
| Keywords: | Cold desert area
Ethnomedicine
Folk medicine
Himachal Pradesh
Medicinal plants
Spitians
Traditional medicine
Western Himalayas |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/04, A61P1/10, A61P1/14, A61P5/00, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P25/00, A61P15/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/00, |
| Abstract: | The paper deals with the field observations of
traditional phytotherapeutic applications used by inhabitants of Spiti valley,
a cold desert in western Himalayas. The average land population ratio in the
area is probably thinnest in the world. The Spitians (originally Mongolians)
have been largely dependent on the plant resources for food, fuel, timber,
household articles, and medicines to a great extent for ages. First hand
information of about 26 plant species were recorded during extensive field
survey carried out in cold desert area of Himachal Pradesh during 2003. The
information covers scientific name, vernacular names, plant parts used and mode
of usages. |
| Page(s): | 358-361 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(3) [July 2006]
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