{"title":"Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants among Tribal Communities of Bangus Valley, Kashmir Himalaya, India","authors":"P. Ishtiyak, S. Hussain","doi":"10.1080/09735070.2017.1335123","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This paper deals with the exploration of traditional knowledge pertaining to medicinal plants among tribal communities of Bangus valley of Kashmir Himalaya, India. The study reveals that 75 species of plants belonging to 44 families were used as traditional medicine by Gujjar communities for curing several diseases in the area. The information was collected from local dwellers of several different professions, practicing herbalists, reliable hakims (local traditional healers) and elderly people through group discussion and personal interactions. Botanical name, vernacular name, habit, family, altitudinal range, part used, ailments and prescription of these plant species were collected and enlisted.","PeriodicalId":39279,"journal":{"name":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","volume":"11 1","pages":"318 - 331"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/09735070.2017.1335123","citationCount":"24","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/09735070.2017.1335123","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper deals with the exploration of traditional knowledge pertaining to medicinal plants among tribal communities of Bangus valley of Kashmir Himalaya, India. The study reveals that 75 species of plants belonging to 44 families were used as traditional medicine by Gujjar communities for curing several diseases in the area. The information was collected from local dwellers of several different professions, practicing herbalists, reliable hakims (local traditional healers) and elderly people through group discussion and personal interactions. Botanical name, vernacular name, habit, family, altitudinal range, part used, ailments and prescription of these plant species were collected and enlisted.
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Studies on Ethno-Medicine is a peer reviewed, internationally circulated journal. It publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles, timely reviews, brief communications, book reviews and other publications in the interdisciplinary field of ethno-medicine. The journal serves as a forum for physical, social and life scientists as well as for health professionals. The transdisciplinary areas covered by this journal include, but are not limited to, Physical Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Botany, Agriculture, Home Science, Zoology, Genetics, Biology, Medical Sciences, Public Health, Demography and Epidemiology. The journal publishes basic, applied and methodologically oriented research from all such areas. The journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscript of unusual interest. Further, the manuscripts are categorised under three types, namely - Regular articles, Short Communications and Reviews. The researchers are invited to submit original papers in English (papers published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere shall not be considered).
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