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. 2014 Feb 17:2014:753289.
doi: 10.1155/2014/753289. eCollection 2014.

Uses of local plant biodiversity among the tribal communities of Pangi Valley of District Chamba in cold desert Himalaya, India

Pawan Kumar Rana  1 , Puneet Kumar  2 , Vijay Kumar Singhal  2 , Jai Chand Rana  3
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Uses of local plant biodiversity among the tribal communities of Pangi Valley of District Chamba in cold desert Himalaya, India

Pawan Kumar Rana et al. ScientificWorldJournal. .

Abstract

Pangi Valley is the interior most tribal area in Himachal Pradesh of Northwest Himalaya. An ethnobotanical investigation is attempted to highlight the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants being used by the tribes of Pangi Valley. Various localities visited in the valley 2-3 times in a year and ethnobotanical information was collected through interviews with elderly people, women, shepherds, and local vaids during May 2009 to September 2013. This paper documented 67 plant species from 59 genera and 36 families along with their botanical name, local name, family name, habit, medicinal parts used, and traditional usage, including the use of 35 plants with new ethnomedicinal and other use from the study area for the first time. Wild plants represent an important part of their medicinal, dietary, handicraft, fuel wood, veterinary, and fodder components. These tribal inhabitants and migrants depend on the wild plant resources for food, medicines, fuel, fibre, timber, and household articles for their livelihood security. The present study documents and contributes significant ethnobotanical information from the remote high altitude and difficult region of the world, which remains cut off from rest of the world for 6-7 months due to heavy snowfall.

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Location map of Pangi Valley in District Chamba (H.P.), Northwest Himalaya showing visited localities.
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Figure 2
Percentage of plant parts used for medicinal and other important uses.
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Figure 3
Four main categories of plants use in study.
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Figure 4
Mode of utilization of plants.
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Figure 5
Life form of reported common plants.
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