Ethnomedicinal plants used by local inhabitants of Jakholi block, Rudraprayag district, western Himalaya, India

Ethnomedicinal plants used by local inhabitants of Jakholi block, Rudraprayag district, western Himalaya, India

Abstract Background Ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Indian Himalayas is very interesting because of the wide range of medicinal plants used in traditional medical practice. However, there is a danger of knowledge being lost because the knowledge sharing is very limited and passed on orally. The pres...

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Main Authors: Ankit Singh, Mohan C. Nautiyal, Ripu M. Kunwar, Rainer W. Bussmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Subjects:
Conservation
Informant consensus factor
Medicinal plants
Sustainable use
Traditional knowledge
Western Himalaya
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13002-017-0178-3

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