Ethnoveterinary practices in Jawalamukhi,Himachal Pradesh, India
2014
Arti Sharma | Virender K Santvan | Pooja Sharma | Sangeeta Chandel
Jawalamukhi shakti peeth is located in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh, endowed with a diverse plant wealth. The present study highlights the traditional knowledge on the ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used by the gujjar community of Jawalamukhi. They live with their livestock and their economy is dependent on selling milk. They use surrounding medicinal plants for the treatment of various ailments of their livestock. Documentation of such knowledge is required in view of the day by day disappearing knowledge among the new generations. Therefore in the present study, an attempt has been made to document some locally available plants utilized traditionally by the tribal community of this area. The study includes plant species, belonging to families commonly employed in ethnoveterinary practice by community.
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