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| Title: | Some ethnoveterinary plant records for Sikkim Himalaya |
| Authors: | Bharati, Kumar Avinash
Sharma, BL |
| Keywords: | Ethnoveterinary practices
Lepcha tribe
Bhutia tribe
Limbus tribe
Nepalese tribe
Indigenous knowledge
Medicinal plants
Khurja
Uttar Pradesh |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P17/00, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/02, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: |
A field survey
was done to study and document the indigenous knowledge of various ethnic
groups of Sikkim
regarding animal healthcare. The hills of Sikkim Himalaya are inhabited by
number of ethnic groups. They use medicinal plants not only for human being but
also for their domestic animals. Large number of plants has been collected and
the information on their ethnoveterinary uses was gathered from local
inhabitants. The information about folk medicinal use, vernacular names of
plants and the parts of the plants used are documented. During the
investigation, a well developed ethnoveterinary system among tribal people was
observed. Twenty of plant species used by local people to cure various disease
and disorders were recorded.
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| Page(s): | 344-346 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(2) [April 2010]
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