TY - JOUR
T1 - Traditional Herbal Knowledge among the Inhabitants
T2 - A Case Study in Urgam Valley of Chamoli Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India
AU - Singh, Ankit
AU - Hart, Robbie
AU - Chandra, Sudeep
AU - Nautiyal, M. C.
AU - Sayok, Alexander K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Ankit Singh et al.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The Indian Himalaya is rich in plant species, including many medicinal plants, greatly valued by local inhabitants for health care needs. The study in Urgam Valley of Uttarakhand, India, is to identity and document traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. The study revealed high consensus on medicinal plant usage, with 51 species belonging to 31 families used for local health care. Number of species and uses known increases with age, and elders and specialist healers retain higher levels of traditional medicinal plant knowledge, having unique knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses as well as preparation.
AB - The Indian Himalaya is rich in plant species, including many medicinal plants, greatly valued by local inhabitants for health care needs. The study in Urgam Valley of Uttarakhand, India, is to identity and document traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. The study revealed high consensus on medicinal plant usage, with 51 species belonging to 31 families used for local health care. Number of species and uses known increases with age, and elders and specialist healers retain higher levels of traditional medicinal plant knowledge, having unique knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses as well as preparation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85067805021&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1155/2019/5656925
DO - 10.1155/2019/5656925
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067805021
SN - 1741-427X
VL - 2019
JO - Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
JF - Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
M1 - 5656925
ER -