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Nehal A. Farooquee
Publications - 25
Citations - 720
Nehal A. Farooquee is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Traditional knowledge & Agriculture. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 25 publications receiving 649 citations.
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Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India
TL;DR: It was found that herbs contributed the highest number of medicinal plants (65%), followed by shrubs and trees (16%), and the maximum number of plant species were used to cure generalized body aches and colic, followed by gastrointestinal and dermatological problems.
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Ethnobotanical Uses of Plants among the Bhotiya Tribal Communities of Niti Valley in Central Himalaya, India
P. C. Phondani,Rakesh K. Maikhuri,L. S. Rawat,Nehal A. Farooquee,Chandra Prakash Kala,S.C. Ram Vishvakarma,K. S. Rao,K. G. Saxena +7 more
TL;DR: A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya.
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Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in a High Altitude Society in Kumaun Himalaya, India
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the linkages between the subsistence economy and utilization and conservation of natural resources in the transhumant Bhotiya society of central Himalaya and found that the biological diversity is a crucial factor in generating the natural resources on which they depend for their survival.
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Conservation and utilization of medicinal plants in high hills of the central Himalayas
TL;DR: A survey was conducted in 1991-94 of two villages inhabited by Bhotiya tribal people in the Dharchula block of Uttar Pradesh, India as mentioned in this paper, where 14 abundant species, with Partitella ramitchadalis accounting for >50% by weight, constitute 12-13% of total income to the villages.
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Indigenous Fermented Food and Beverages: A Potential for Economic Development of the High Altitude Societies in Uttaranchal
TL;DR: In this paper, a slightly sour weak beer called Kvass is made from rye flour and malt, and Airag is a traditional fermented drink in Mongolia, and Tsampa is made in Tibet from tea roasted ground barley Yakbutter and sugar.