Simple Summary In view of the rising demand for global health care, the traditional medical
knowledge is experiencing significant attention to meet the public health needs of …

Recent re-emergence of herbal medicine along with the ever-escalating threats to
biodiversity, and the intensifying biopiracy controversies, have necessitated for an urgent …

Background The mountainous region of Kashmir is a biodiversity hotspot, with diverse local
communities and a rich cultural history linked to nature. Mountain ecosystems are highly …

Simple Summary Local ethnic communities have accumulated good traditional
ethnomedicinal knowledge on the utilization of plant resources through many generations …

This paper deals with ethno-medicinal uses of 62 plant species occurring in Spiti sub-
division of Lahaul-Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. The local herbal practitioners in this part …

Background Mountain ecosystems all over the world support a high biological diversity and
provide home and services to some 12% of the global human population, who use their …

Background The present study is intended to compare and document the therapeutic flora,
their remedial use, and the traditional knowledge used frequently by the residents of the …

Background: Documenting traditional knowledge of medicinal plants has enabled
researchers to obtain a good understanding of the consumption patterns of plants for basic …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Inspite of tremendous advances made in allopathic
medicine, herbal practice still plays an important role in management and curing various …

The present article is based on the findings of ethnobotanical surveys conducted in the
entire Lahaul-Spiti region of Indian western Himalaya to highlight the traditional use of …