当地居民的传统草药知识：以印度北阿坎德邦查莫利加瓦尔县乌尔加姆山谷为例的研究

Singh Ankit, Hart Robbie, Chandra Sudeep, Nautiyal M C, Sayok Alexander K

High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre (HAPPRC), H.N.B. Garhwal University, Post Box 14, Srinagar Garhwal 246174, Uttarakhand, India.

William L. Brown Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166, USA.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 Jun 3;2019:5656925. doi: 10.1155/2019/5656925. eCollection 2019.

The Indian Himalaya is rich in plant species, including many medicinal plants, greatly valued by local inhabitants for health care needs. The study in Urgam Valley of Uttarakhand, India, is to identity and document traditional knowledge of medicinal plants. The study revealed high consensus on medicinal plant usage, with 51 species belonging to 31 families used for local health care. Number of species and uses known increases with age, and elders and specialist healers retain higher levels of traditional medicinal plant knowledge, having unique knowledge of medicinal plants and their uses as well as preparation.

印度喜马拉雅地区植物种类丰富，包括许多药用植物，深受当地居民重视，用于满足医疗保健需求。印度北阿坎德邦乌尔加姆山谷的这项研究旨在识别并记录药用植物的传统知识。该研究揭示了在药用植物使用方面的高度共识，有31个科的51种植物被用于当地医疗保健。已知的植物种类和用途数量随年龄增长而增加，年长者和专业治疗师保留着更高水平的传统药用植物知识，他们对药用植物及其用途以及制备方法有着独特的了解。