Use of medicinal plants for treating different ailments by the indigenous people of Churah subdivision of district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dipika Rana (), Anupam Bhatt, Brij Lal, Om Parkash, Amit Kumar and Sanjay Kr. Uniyal
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Dipika Rana: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Anupam Bhatt: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Brij Lal: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Om Parkash: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Amit Kumar: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology
Sanjay Kr. Uniyal: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 23, issue 2, No 3, 1162-1241

Abstract: Abstract Plants play an important role in the medicinal and healthcare regime of the people living in the remote areas of the Himalayan region, which can be attributed to their greater faith in the efficacy of herbal remedies and also the unavailability of modern healthcare facilities. The current study aimed to report the indigenous medicinal knowledge of plants among the indigenous people comprising of local traditional healers, tribal, and non-tribal people of the Churah subdivision of district Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. Despite the gradual sociocultural transformation, these local people still possess substantial knowledge of plants and their uses. Extensive field surveys were conducted to remote villages and interviews were conducted through well-structured questionnaires, interviews, and group meetings. The data generated were examined using various quantitative tools, and an extensive literature review was done to analyze the pharmacological activity and chemical constituents of the targeted plant species. A total of 78 plants were reported to cure 13 ailments with maximum species (42) to cure dermatological problems followed by respiratory problems (20 species) and digestive problems (19 species). New or lesser known therapeutic uses of 21 plant species were reported which emphasizes for its further pharmacological validation.

Keywords: Himalaya; Indigenous; Ethnomedicine; Vaids; Relative frequency of citation (RFC); Factor informant consensus; Fidelity level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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