An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants used by the Locals in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Authors

Mahesh Kumar, University of Jammu
Yash Paul, University of Jammu
V. K. Anand, University of Jammu

Abstract

This study represents a systematic attempt to explore the knowledge of the native people about plants, which they use to cure diseases. And it is an attempt towards conserving the local knowledge of people to plants. This paper presents a list and uses of some medicinal plants distributed in the high altitude district Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir. The list was prepared during an ethno-botanical survey of the region from December 2007 to January, 2009. This paper provides information about 71 ethno-medicinally useful plants grown in this region. In this paper, family, botanical name, local name, ethnomedicinal uses are given for each plant.

Recommended Citation

Kumar, Mahesh; Paul, Yash; and Anand, V. K. (2009) "An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants used by the Locals in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India," Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2009: Iss. 10, Article 5.
Available at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2009/iss10/5