Regional trade of medicinal plants has facilitated the retention of traditional knowledge: case study in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan

Regional trade of medicinal plants has facilitated the retention of traditional knowledge: case study in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan

Abstract Background The ethnic groups in Gilgit-Baltistan have been utilizing local resources in their centuries-old traditional healing system. Most tribes within these ethnic groups still rely on traditional healing systems. We aim to understand the current status, uses, and abundance of medicinal...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Asad Salim, Sailesh Ranjitkar, Robbie Hart, Tika Khan, Sajid Ali, Chandni Kiran, Asma Parveen, Zahra Batool, Shanila Bano, Jianchu Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Ethnomedicine
Ethnoecology
Medicinal plants
Traditional knowledge
Trade in medicinal plants
Gilgit-Baltistan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-018-0281-0

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