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| Title: | Indigenous medicinal practices of Bhotia tribal community in Indian Central Himalaya |
| Authors: | Samal, Prasanna K
Dhyani, Pitamber P
Dollo, Mihin |
| Keywords: | Indigenous knowledge
Indigenous medicine
ndian Central Himalaya
Bhotia tribes
Medicinal plants
Conservation |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2010 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/16, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P19/00, A61P25/00, A61P29/00, A61P25/08, A61P31/02, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: |
Indigenous medicine is an important
component of indigenous knowledge system, which is widely practiced by tribal
communities all across the India.
The paper describes the relevance of indigenous medicine and healthcare
practices prevalent among the Bhotia tribe in Indian Central Himalaya, in terms of their contribution to physical well
being of this tribal people. Documentation of more than 40 indigenous medicinal
practices revealed that this indigenous knowledge system of medicine
effectively serves to the tribal people. However, what is disturbing is
the disappearance of the medicinal plants from their habitat under intense
anthropogenic pressure and also because of high level commercial use, posing a
serious threat to the continuation of indigenous medicinal practices, which may
have adverse impacts on physical, social and economic well being of the tribal
people.
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| Page(s): | 256-260 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(2) [April 2010]
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