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Kavya Dashora , Meenakshi Bhardwaj , Anjali Gupta

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The cult of worshipping plants as a blessing from God on earth has its ischolar_mains deep in the history of human civilization. Plants were considered as a solemn symbol that protected and defended man in various ways. Over the centuries, possibly, the world's first recorded conservation measures were enacted in India by emperor Ashoka, the Great. Later on, the agricultural practices and the other daily chores of primitive man provided definite clues for the significant tradition conservation. However, with the human population increasing manifolds, the production pressure on the land has also increased simultaneously. The enhanced rate of production, exploitation and exhaustion has left us with unabated devastation of resources. Whatever has remained is due to the socio cultural and religious traditions. Keeping this in mind, the present article is an attempt to have a glimpse into the ethnic, social and religious practices adopted in various parts of the country leading to the conservation of natural wealth.

Keywords

Concept of Conservation, Traditions, Socio Cultural, Ethno Botanical

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Meenakshi Bhardwaj , N. S. Chauhan , S. K . Pareek , Rekha Naithani , Rajesh Chauhan

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Medicinal plants require necessary conservation efforts for protection and sustainable use. Tribal community Kinnaura in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh has protected and conserved Saussurea obuollala, one of the endangered plant species of the Himalayas through their social and cultural traditions and have made an exemplary contribution by exhibiting as to how their traditional values could help in biodiversity conservation.

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Conservation, Saussurea obvaliata, Biodiversity, Sacred

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Meenakshi Bhardwaj , N. S. Chauhan , L. S. Kandari

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Meenakshi Bhardwaj ¹, N. S. Chauhan ¹, Anjula Pandey ¹

Affiliations
1 National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, IN

Abstract

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect information on the available genetic resource of medical plants of the Kinnaura schedule tribes of Himachal Pradesh, India. A total of 49 species belonging to 412 genera and 27 families were reported as being used locally for the treatment of human ailment. Out of these 25species belong to different threat categories and have already entered the list of red data book. Kinnaura tribes have a strong faith on these traditional phytotherapies and the loss or endangered d\status of these plants will affect the health care practices of these tribes to a great extent. Hence, there is an urgent need for sustainable harvest and conservation of these valuable resources. The conservation based on indigenous knowledge is recommended.

Keywords

Folk, Medicinal Plant, Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh

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