Diversity of High Altitude Ethno-Medicinal Plants in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Medicinal Plants, High Altitude, Himachal Pradesh, Western Himalaya.Abstract
Himachal Pradesh has a great altitudinal range (300-7,000 m asl), with varied habitats, species, populations, communities and ecosystems. There are more than 3,400 different species of angiosperms are reported to be found in the state. More than 1,000 species have been documented as medicinal and aromatic for the states occurring in Shiwalik ranges, temperate forests, sub-alpine and alpine pastures. Majority of the population in the state lives in the villages and belong to diverse cultures and communities, with specific traditional knowledge. In the remote areas, especially high altitude area of the state is devoid of modern medical facilities and therefore rural and tribal people mainly depend on local medicinal plants. Herein we compiled 230 species belonging to 66 families of wild plants (186 herbs, 25 shrubs, 11 trees and 8 climbers) used by the tribal/rural people dwelling in the high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh. Out of these, 45 species falls under critically vulnerable and endemic categories.References
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