Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India

Authors

  • Prakash Chandra Phondani G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Govt. of India
  • Rakesh Kumar Maikhuri G.B. Pant Institute
  • Lakhpat Singh Rawat G.B. Pant Institute
  • Nehal Ahmad Farooquee G.B. Pant Institute
  • Chandra Prakash Kala IIFM, Bhopal
  • S.C. Ram Vishvakarma G.B. Pant Institute
  • K. S. Rao Dilhi University
  • K. G. Saxena JNU New Delhi

Abstract

A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya. Indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers about plants used for medicinal purposes was collected through questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-six plant species were identified as being used for treatment of 37 common ailments. The methods and application of uses of these plants varies and was based on the nature of disease.

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Published

2010-08-09

How to Cite

Phondani, P. C., Maikhuri, R. K., Rawat, L. S., Farooquee, N. A., Kala, C. P., Vishvakarma, S. R., Rao, K. S., & Saxena, K. G. (2010). Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 8, 233–244. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/449

Issue

Vol. 8 (2010)

Section

Research

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