Ripu M. Kunwar

TL;DR: Traditional herbal medicine has flourished in rural areas where modern medicine is parsimoniously accessed because of the high cost and long travel time to health center, and the latest pharmacological findings, common Ayurvedic and earlier uses were consistent.

TL;DR: It is indicated that a very large number of plant species is used as traditional medicines in the Dolpa, Humla, Jumla and Mustang districts of Nepal, and that Labiatae was the most medicinally important family with five species used.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the spatiotemporal variations of land use and land cover and quantified the change in three important ecosystem services (food production, carbon storage, and habitat quality) in the Koshi River Basin, Nepal during 1996-2016 by using freely available data and tools such as, Landsat satellite images and the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Trade-offs (InVEST) model.

TL;DR: In this paper, a field study was carried out in Baitadi and Darchula districts of far-west Nepal and compared with earlier ayurveda studies, phytochemical assessments and pharmacological actions.

TL;DR: Medicinal plants are inseparable from local livelihoods because they have long been collected, consumed, and managed through local customs and knowledge.