Demand for more attractive and high quality food is growing every day. The increasing
interest in functional foods and nutraceuticals has exaggerated exploration into new foods …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Medicinal plants are considered as a healthcare resource
and widely used by rural people in their traditional medicine system for curing …

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 …

The current study was carried out from 2019 to 2020 to collect data on the use of wild
ethnomedicinal plants in Nargu Wildlife Sanctuary of district Mandi in Himachal Pradesh …

The tree Rhododendron arboreum belongs to family Ericaceae. It is distributed in North
America, Europe, Australia, Thailand, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Pakistan …

Wild edible plants form an important source as a supplement/substitute food in times of
scarcity for native communities. Use of wild plants as a food source is an integral part of the …

Objective: The traditional use of the ethanolic extract of the fruit of Pyrus pashia (EPP) as a
potential anticonvulsant was validated using experimental animal models. Furthermore, the …

The present study was conducted to explore diversity and status of underutilized wild edible
plants of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India. Total 85 plant species of 66 genera …

Food insecurity and malnutrition affect much of the world's population. Wild edible plants are
known to make important contributions to the livelihoods of local communities of sub …

The native communities of the Indian Himalayan Region are largely dependent on plant
resources for their sustenance. Among the economically important plants, wild edibles are …