Research Article | Published: 22 September 2017

Ethnomedicinal Study on the Bhotiya Tribe in Chhinka Village, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Vaishali Chandola and Anant Ram Nautiyal

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 24 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 153-158 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-774450 | Cite this article

Abstract

The current study was designed to survey the ethno-medicinal knowledge of a tribal community, the Bhotiya. The people of this community have rich ethno-botanic knowledge but due to rapid socio economic changes in mountains, the heritage of knowledge held within the elders is diminishing, and so proper documentation is a need. A door to door questionnaire survey on traditional medicinal knowledge was conducted during frequent visits from December 2012 to May 2013 at the Chhinka village. A total of 34 plants being used medicinally were identified. Out of these 24 (70.5%) were wild and 10 (29.5%) were cultivated. There was great agreement among the informants regarding ethno-medicinal uses of plants with Factor of Informants Consensus (FIC) value ranging from 0.50 to 1.00, with an average value of 0.80. The results show that herbal formulations can actually do wonders in treating some small issues immediately, while severe ones after prolonged use.

Keywords

Ethno medicine, Indigenous Knowledge, Bhotiya Tribe, Chhinka Chamoli, Uttarakhand

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Chandola, V. and Nautiyal, A.R., 2017. Ethnomedicinal Study on the Bhotiya Tribe in Chhinka Village, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 24(3), pp.153-158. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-774450

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Manuscript Published on 22 September 2017

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