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SM Tropical Medicine Journal

Ethnomedicinal Plants: Efforts on their Cultivation and Conservation in Pabau Block, Pauri Garhwal

[ ISSN : 2573-363X ]

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Received: 14-Feb-2017

Accepted: 25-Apr-2017

Published: 28-Apr-2017

Manisha Naithani and Munesh Kumar*

Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, India

Corresponding Author:

Munesh Kumar, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University, India, Tel: +91-9411789420; Email: muneshmzu@yahoo.com

Abstract

This study was carried out in Pabau Block of District Pauri Garhwal in different villages between altitudes of 1349 to 1800m amsl to understand ethnomedicinal uses of plants and the efforts of the local people for their cultivation and conservation. Here plants were used for the treatment of various diseases including other daily uses of plants for the local inhabitant. The study suggests that cultivation of medicinal plants and their conservation will play an important role in the livelihood strategies of the villagers.

Citation

Naithani M and Kumar M. Ethnomedicinal Plants: Efforts on their Cultivation and Conservation in Pabau Block, Pauri Garhwal. SM Trop Med J. 2017; 2(1): 1013.