Documentation of Indigenous Uses and Traditional Practices of Medicinal Plants by <i>Jhecha</i> Community of Upper Beas Valley, Kullu District in North West Himalaya- Ethnomedicinal Practices of <i>Jhecha</i> Community

Sumati Rathore; Sarla Shashni; Sher Singh Samant; Lalit Mohan Tewari

doi:10.36808/if/2024/v150i8/170180

Documentation of Indigenous Uses and Traditional Practices of Medicinal Plants by Jhecha Community of Upper Beas Valley, Kullu District in North West Himalaya- Ethnomedicinal Practices of Jhecha Community

Authors

Sumati Rathore G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Himachal Regional Centre, Mohal-Kullu, 175126, Himachal Pradesh
Sarla Shashni G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, Himachal Regional Centre, Mohal-Kullu, 175126, Himachal Pradesh
Sher Singh Samant Former Director, ICFRE-HFRI, A-53, Judge Farm, Mukhani, Haldwani-263139, Uttarakhand
Lalit Mohan Tewari Department of Botany, DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2024/v150i8/170180

Keywords:

Jhecha, Community, Indigenous Uses, Upper Beas Valley, Traditional Practices, Medicinal Plants.

Abstract

The present study was carried out during 2022 to 2023 to document the ethnobotanical knowledge of Jhecha community living in the upper Beas valley of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh during. A total of 47 plant species belonging to 46 genera and 37 families were used by the Jhecha community. Various plant parts are used for curing ailments like cough/cold, headache, toothache, asthma/bronchitis, diarrhea/dysentery, digestive disorders, cuts/wounds, hair loss, skin ailments, fever, hair fall, menstruation problems, veterinary problems, etc. Awareness programmes for the Jhecha community on values, indigenous uses and traditional practices of medicinal plants and conservation are suggested.

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