Research Article | Published: 22 March 2017

Ethnic Plants Used in Funeral Pyre and Need for Their Conservation in Himachal Pradesh

Kuldip Singh Dogra, Rakesh Kumar, Suresh Kumar and Romita Sharma

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 24 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 33-37 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-EJO46K | Cite this article

Abstract

Ethno botanical studies are mostly concerned with the uses of plants for disease control, food, fodder or for any other daily uses by the habitants of the area. There have been very little preferences given in the past to document the plants used for the various ritual ceremonies involved in the human’s life from their birth to death. The present study is a way forward in this direction and documented about 34 plant species belonging to 16 families, which are associated with funeral pyre and other related ceremonies in Himachal Pradesh.  Also the information of plant species regarding their botanical name, vernacular name, family, habit, ecology, reproductive cycle and folk uses associated with funeral pyre also documented.

Keywords

Ethnic Plants, Funeral, Pyre, Conservation, Himachal Pradesh

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Dogra, K.S., Kumar, R., Kumar, S. and Sharma, R., 2017. Ethnic Plants Used in Funeral Pyre and Need for Their Conservation in Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 24(1), pp.33-37. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-EJO46K

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Manuscript Published on 22 March 2017

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