Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants among Tribal Communities of Bangus Valley, Kashmir Himalaya, India

Ganie

et al. 2021

Background: Plants are being used since the time immemorial to alleviate sufferings and ailments. Herbal medicine forms an essential part of the traditional primary medical system of Kashmir Himalaya. Present study attempts to report the essential ethnomedicinal plant species used against various ailments by Gujjar and Bakerwal community of Gulmarg Mountainous region of district Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir.Methods: Extensive surveys were conducted in the study area in different seasons during March 2019 to July 2020 for the collection of medicinally important plants and the traditional knowledge associated with them. Ethnomedicinal data was obtained through group discussions, semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and field observations. During the study a total of 54 informants (36 males and 18 females) were interviewed aged between 29-78 years. The interviews were carried out in local dialect and all the documented data was then translated into English.Results: A total of 60 plant species belonging to 56 genera and 35 different families were reported to be used by Gujjar and Bakerwal community in order to treat various ailments. Asteraceae was recorded to be the dominant plant family in the area and leaves were the most commonly utilized plant part with decoction as the major mode of herbal recipe preparation. The highest ICF value of 0.83 was reported for dermatological disorders. Present study reported two plant species Taraxacum officinale and Viola odorata with a FL of 100% and Achillea millefolium, Chenopodium album, Phytollaca acinosa, Ajuga bracteosa, Cannabis sativa, Senecio chrysanthemoides were reported to be the most important medicinal plants according to their use value.

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Section: Herbal Remedies Comparative Analysis and Novelty Of The Studysupporting

confidence: 64%

Ethnomedicinal use of some plant species by Gujjar and Bakerwal community in Gulmarg Mountainous Region of Kashmir Himalaya

Ganie

et al. 2021

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“…Our results were in line with previous studies where Asteraceae has been reported as the dominant medicinal plant family in various other study regions (Bhatia et al 2014;Bolson et al 2015;Ishtiyak and Hussain 2017;Jan et al 2021a, b). The reason behind the dominance of the family Asteraceae is that members of this family are well known for aromatic quality and are easily available in nature or might be due to its herbaceous life form, extensive distribution, and richness in the study area (Tariq et al 2018;Shedayi and Bibi 2012).…”

Section: Diversity Of Ethnomedicinal Florasupporting

confidence: 94%

“…Besides, these medicines are responsible to treat an ailment in a short span of time, but they have several side effects. A number of secondary ailments take birth by the use or overuse of these medicines including, nausea, dizziness and sometimes the death of the fetus in mother's womb (Ishtiyak and Hussain 2017). Herbal treatments are thought to be more effective therapeutic options.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal plants used against gastrointestinal complaints in district Budgam of Jammu and Kashmir - An ethnomedicinal study

Khare

2021

“…Geranium wallichianum is used in more or less similar ways as evidenced by previous literature. Example, paste of roots is used in case of premature delivery (Ishtiyak and Hussain 2017) similarly root of the plant is given in case of delivery pain (Jeelani et al 2017). Geranium Leaves of Taraxacum officinale are cooked and given to pregnant women during pregnancy for the treatment of weakness in the study area.…”

Section: %mentioning

confidence: 99%

Medicinal plants used during Pregnancy and Childbirth in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Khare

2021