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Ethnobotany of some weeds of Khasi and Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Northeastern India
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In this article, the authors dealt with the ethnobotany of 65 taxa belonging to 26 families ofangiosperms in Meghalaya, one of the seven states of India.Abstract:
Meghalaya, one of the seven states of northeastern India, is inhabited by three distinct tribes, viz., Khasi, Garo, and Jaintia, each occupying respective districts. These tribes live in remote places and depend mostly on surrounding plant resources for their food, shelter, fodder, medicare, and other cultural purposes. Local hill agricultural practice—“slash-and-burn”—and encroaching civilization are responsible for diminishing the local uses of the plants. Hence, it was felt worthwhile to record the native uses of these weeds before the information is buried. The present paper deals with the ethnobotany of 65 taxa belonging to 26 families ofangiosperms. A generic index is included.read more
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Herbal remedies among the Khasi traditional healers and village folks in Meghalaya
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TL;DR: Out of several known herbal plants 54 plant species belonging to 53 genera and 38 families were found to be used by the local medicine men and village folks to cure various ailments in Meghalaya.
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Ethnobotanical Review of Medicinal Plants Used for Skin Diseases and Related Problems in Northeastern India
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Weeds as crops: The value of maize field weeds in the valley of Toluca, Mexico
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Ethnomedicinal plants used for diarrhea by tribals of Meghalaya, Northeast India.
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TL;DR: The information regarding the traditional method of utilization of 58 plant species that are used to treat and cure diarrhea and dysentery are enlisted briefly.
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Ethnobotany of Meghalaya: Medicinal plants used by Khasi and Garo tribes
TL;DR: Some medicinal plants commonly used by aboriginal people in Meghalaya are reported based upon the information gathered from local people in different parts of the state.
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Job’s-tears ( coix lacryma-jobi )—a minor food and fodder crop of northeastern India
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a plant explorations conducted since 1970 in the northeastern region of India, and found that the various soft-shelled races now grown in this tract by the tribes are the result of conscious folk domestication and must have been selected for easy hulling and good kernel type.
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Ethnobotanical studies in nagaland. I. medicinal plants
R. R. Rao,N. S. Jamir +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the first report of an ethnobotanical study in the state of Nagaland is presented, where Fifty-one medicinal plants used by the Aos tribe in Nagalands are reported.
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