Traditional and indigenous uses of medicinal plants by local residents in himachal pradesh, north western himalaya, india. Some tacit prospects nursadh ali and bappa ghosh lecturer sg in economics, jawaharlal nehru college, pasighat, arunachal pradesh. Commercially important medicinal and aromatic plants of. Around 700 medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh, india, are described. State medicinal plants board, himachal pradesh, shimla. Ethnobotanical important plants in the parts of shivalik hills of kangra district, himachal pradesh deepak upadhyay abstract the present study has been conducted in the surrounding villages of the shivalik hills of kangra district of ii. Joint forest management with farmers and contract farming with drug companies with buyback arrangement will promote cultivation of medicinal plants. Himachal pradesh has a rich diversity of medicinal and aromatic plants. Flora of himachal pradesh plant groups number of species angiosperms 3120 gymnosperms conifers 12. Chauhan 1999 described the medicinal and the aromatic plants of himachal pradesh. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Plant groups number of species himachal pradesh state. Medicinal plants in himachal pradesh, north western. Sources of traditional knowledge on medicinal plants in the western himalayan region 228 binu s.
Questionnaire for the survey, personal field visits and participatory observations were used. An introduction of medicinal and aromatic plants in chir pine pinus roxburghii forest of india. Sources of traditional knowledge on medicinal plants in the. Himachal pradesh state medicinal plants board, himachal pradesh. Twenty four of the 100 most important medicinal plant species traded in the country are found in the state. International symposium on medicinal and aromatic plants, delhi university. Status of medicinal and aromatic plants in the state of jammu. Medicinal and aromatic plants maps play a significant role in the uplift of economic, social, cultural and ecological aspects of local communities across the world. Introduction medicinal and aromatic plants maps play an important role in the healthcare of people around the world, especially in developing countries. V production technology for exotic and indigenous plants in commercial medicinal and aromatic plant of himachal pradesh, n. Assessment of herb and mushroom collection in great. Himachal prades repository of aromatic and medicinal.
Present study was planned to collect information of. Himachal pradesh is blessed with rich plant diversity including medicinal and other useful plants sharma, 1976. Medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh nhbs. Collectively they are called medicinal and aromatic plants maps. Utilization and harvesting practices of medicinal plants used by local people of ghughri block in mandla district of madhya pradesh was studied through questionnaire survey. Out of the total 79 plant species of medicinal and aromatic plants belonging to 37 families and 64 genera have been discussed in the present paper which are used to cure more than two diseases table 1.
Setzer 2, 1 department of education, government of uttrakhand, nainital 263001, india. Ethnobotanical important plants in the parts of shivalik. Availability of this important plant in the wild is decreasing day by day due to overexploitation for different medicinal and commercial purposes. Floral diversity in the state is described under forest vegetation, medicinal and aromatic plants, diversity in agricultural crops including unexploited and lesser known cereal crops, wild fruits and wild ornamental plants. Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants medicinal plant reserves will go a long way to protect the existing genetic diversity and help in rational exploitation of medicinal plant resources in the himalayas for overall economic development. The present study assesses the impact of the project on poverty and livelihood security using quantitative and qualitative data.
Priority should be given to species that are endangered throughout the range. As i reported in volume 7 august 2001, we are organizing. Medicinal and aromatic plants are critical to himachal pradesh s rural economy. Indian medicinal plants an illustrated dictionary with picturesofcrudeherbs 123. Most of the population lives in villages and use various plants for their basic needs such as food, fodder.
Pests of medicinal and aromatic plants springerlink. Pdf medicinal plants in himachal pradesh, north western. Significance of medicinal plants in human life sciencedirect. In total, 354 species of medicinal and aromatic plants belonging to 208 genera and 76 families were recorded from the lahaul valley 1517. The state exports some 2,500 tonnes of medicinal plants and their parts. Himachal pradesh, a part of western himalaya, is a repository of medicinal and aromatic plants and the traditional knowledge associated with these plants. The shepherds started their migration in july from chitkul, rakchham, batseri, sangla and kamru of district kinnaur himachal pradesh.
Himachal pradesh, in the indian himalaya, has a rich diversity of medicinal plants, which are widely used. In all fifteen insect species belonging to four orders were observed to be associated with ten medicinal plants in different parts of himachal pradesh. The present study encompasses 121 ethno medicinal uses of 26 tree species of 20 families deployed for 75 maladies and 16 body systems as included in whoicd 11 by gaddi and gurjar tribes of chamba region himachal pradesh. Pk khosla ed tends in tree sciences ists publications 1988.
Based on personal explorations made by the author in all parts of himachal pradesh supported by collections, identification, compilation of information on traditional knowledge gathered during surveys, covering around 700 species of medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh, representative of not only the western himalaya, but also of the entire hindu kush himalayan. Ethnobotanical uses of wild medicinal plants by guddi and. Short communication important medicinal and aromatic plants. Himachal pradesh is a reservoir of medicinal plants. This paper brings together existing information with the results from recent field surveys. For conservation, axillary bud culture, callus culture, somatic embryogenesis and regeneration have been applied for rapid propagation. With himachal pradesh emerging as a hub of medicinal plants, the government is providing financial assistance to farmers under the national ayush mission. Journal of medicinal plants research diversity and use. Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems pdf. To mitigate the pressure on natural population, the conservation initiatives were taken through micropropagation of both the species to bring out from the fringe of endangered status.
Mittal n, varshney vk, song bh, ginwal hs 2015 high levels of diversity in the phytochemistry, ploidy and genetics of the medicinal plant. Pant institute of himalayan environment and development, himachal unit, mohalkullu 175 126, himachal pradesh, india. Journal of applied research on medicinal and aromatic plants. Commercially important medicinal plants of himachal pradesh in. O r a traditional and ethnomedicinal uses of some grasses. Chamba is a district of himachal pradesh and situated in the western part of the state. State medicinal plants board, himachal pradesh, shimla application for grant of certificate of registration renewal as medicinal plants collectors farmers traders 1. International journal of applied and pure science a nd. Himachal pradesh was one of the few states that had remained largely untouched by external customs, largely due to its difficult terrain.
They are the sources of botanicals that provide people with medicines for the betterment of human health. The present study was carried out in himachal pradesh of the western himalayas, india to obtain information on the wild edible plants used by the migratory shepherds. Habitat kashmir, himachal pradesh,tehrigarhwalandother. Issn medicinal plants of the shimla hills, himachal pradesh. Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic. Medicinal plant in himachal pradesh manufacturers and. The national medicinal plants board has been established by government of india to coordinate with all matters relating to medicinal plants and support policies and programs for growth of trade, export, conservation and cultivation. In india this plant is endemic in the sub alpine regions of jammu and kashmir, himachal pradesh and uttaranchal, from an altitude of 32003800m fig. Biodiversity division, institute of himalayan bioresource technology, palampur 176 061, himachal pradesh received 21 july 2004. Pdf important medicinal and aromatic plants and their.
The documentation of medicinal plants fabaceae family in. Ayurvedacumnodal officer, himachal state medicinal plants board. In himachal pradesh difference in topographical setup of land forms,varitation in climate and soil have resulted in different vegetational types from tropical at foot hills to highest limit of any vegetation 6000 m. These plants have good potential of generating income. Additionally, several aromatic plants are popular for domestic and commercial uses. Traditional and indigenous uses of medicinal plants by local. Bandli wildlife sanctuary is located in mandi district of himachal pradesh. The knowledge of the curative properties of medicinal and aromatic plants is acknowledged since time immemorial. Out of the total 47,000 plant species found in the country as many as 3,256 species are reported from himachal pradesh.
A large number of people in developing countries have traditionally depended on products derived from plants, especially from forests, for curing human and livestock ailments. Abstract an ethnobotanical exploration of tropical areas of himachal pradesh bilaspur, hamirpur and una was carried out to enumerate few imperative medicinal plant species used by the inhabitant to cure different ailments. Observations on traditional phytotherapy among the. The usage of medicinal plants has been reported in indian pharmaceutical keycodex, the british and the american pharmacopoeias and in different traditional systems of medicines like ayurveda, unani, and siddha. Medicinal plants in himachal pradesh, north western himalaya, india. He is really a legend in d field of medicinal palnts which has been sufficiently reflected in this book. Mpsg membership and restructuring as this eighth volume of medicinal plant conservation. This protected area is rich in plant diversity due vast altitudinal variation 600 2160 m and geographical conditions. India has had an ancient history of both codified and noncodified healing systems that use medicinal plants across the subcontinent. Inventorization of medicinal and aromatic plants of daranghati wildlife sanctuary in himachal pradesh. Tha kur 2001 described the ethno botany of rawalsar mandi district, himachal pradesh.
A sustainable technique chandra shekher sanwal1 ifsp department of silviculture and agroforestry dr. The central institute of medicinal and aromatic plants. Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic plants. Not like copy paste done by most of d authors these days. Folklore of medicinal plants of baghirathi and bhilligna valley. To explore the traditionally important medicinal plants being used by herbal practitioners to cure several diseases. The shimla hills have a rich repository of medicinal and other useful plants. Luckily i have been his student during my days at dr. A medicinal and aromatic plants maps project was implemented in nepal and parts of india from 2005 to 2009 by the international centre for integrated mountain development to enhance the livelihood options and reduce the poverty of poor rural households. Himachal pradesh national medicinal plants boardgovernment. Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. There are total numbers of 26 vacancies which are going to recruit by the officials with the help of this years hppsc hpas 2020. Himachal pradesh is a multireligious, multicultural as well as a multilingual state like other indian states. Many studies have been carried out on the use of the economical and medicinal plants in the himachal pradesh state viz.
A total of 643 species of medicinal plants are identified. Medicinal plants were listed as a provisioning ecosystem service in the united nations millennium ecosystem assessment of 2005. Owing to its natural habitat the economics of production of some. The plants described in detail cover latin name family common and local names distribution in himachal pradesh description of the plant parts used market rate. Ethnomedicinal studies of some tree species of chamba.
Kumar dinesh et al ijrap 32, mar apr 2012 320 results and discussion himachal pradesh has very rich plant diversity and has a very rich ethno medicinal flora due to its wide range of altitudes and climatic conditions. Ethnobotanical notes on some medicinal and aromatic plants of. Himachal pradesh, located in the lap of the himalayas, has varied climatic conditions due to variations in altitude and topography, which make this state a home for wide variety of plants. Exploring antimicrobial potential of few important medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh and green synthesis of silver nanoparticles of the plant extracts. The present studies were undertaken to record the insectpest complex of some important medicinal plants. The state is rich in medicinal herbal plant wealth and people in the villages in same pockets are dependent on the medicinal herbal plant wealth for their livelihood. Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in una district. Poverty and livelihood impacts of a medicinal and aromatic. Short research paper traditional and indigenous uses of. Luckily i have been his student during my days at dr ys parmar uhf nauni, solan. Singh 1999 worked on the ethnobotanical study of the useful plants of the kullu district in himachal pradesh. Vi proceedings of the brain storming session on medicinal plants.
Himachal pradesh is endowed with four agroclimatic zones with district hamirpur located in subtropical climatic zone. However, a great diversity of medicinal and aromatic plants occurs in the state the pressure is on the traditionally known drugs consumed by the pharmacies. Himachal pradesh download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Click download or read online button to get himachal pradesh book now. Chauhan ns medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh, indus publishing company, new delhi, 1999. The study resulted in the documentation of 43 medicinal plants of these 95% was used by traditional healers for curing various diseases. Thakur 2001 described the ethno botany of rawalsar mandi district, himachal pradesh.
Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems. With remarkable economic and social advancements, the state has changed rapidly. Medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh narain. Medicinal and aromatic plants of himachal pradesh by narain. The present study is carried out in district sirmour of himachal pradesh, regarding the ethno medicinal plants used by the locals in their own traditional health system. Ethnomedicinal studies of some tree species of chamba district himachal pradesh india. Plants synthesise hundreds of chemical compounds for functions including defence against insects, fungi, diseases, and herbivorous mammals. During survey it was observed that most of the plants growing in kang hill. Shubham sharma1, monika rana2 1abhilashi college of pharmacy, mandi h.
Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in una. University of horticulture and forestry, solan 1992, 255258. Jarmap aims to improve production of tailor made commodities by addressing the various requirements of manufacturers of herbal medicines, herbal teas, seasoning herbs, food and feed supplements and cosmetics. Medicinal plants used for treating body pain by the tribals in pathanamthitta district, kerala, india. Himachal pradesh, which forms a part of the western himalaya, is a repository of medicinal and aromatic plants and the traditional knowledge associated with these plants. This study reveals the status of ethno medicinal plants and their importance preserved by locals of distt sirmour. The princely and noble families of the former indian empire himachal pradesh. Short research paper traditional and indigenous uses of medicinal plants by local residents in himachal pradesh, north western himalaya, india shalini vidyarthi, sher s. Pdf economics of production and marketing of important. Status of medicinal and aromatic plants in the state of. Biodiversity of endophytic mycorrhizal fungi associated. Himachal pradesh, a pioneer himalayan state, is a rich repository of medicinal flora. Dr n s chauhan is also known as father of medicinal plants in himachal.
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