Diversity and indigenous uses of plants in Naina Devi Sacred Shrine Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh, North Western Himalaya, India

Marpa, Sunil; Samant, S. S.; Tewari, Ashish; Paul, Shiv

doi:10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i2s.8939

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“…X. longifolia served as host for an algal pathogen, Cephaleuros in Mysore [32] . The leaf and bark of the plant is used as fuel in the Himalayan region [33] . The paste leaf and bark is externally used for skin diseases [34] .…”

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Morphological, phytochemical and ethnopharmacological attributes of Xylosma longifolia Clos: A review

Ansari¹,

Saleem²,

Asif³

et al. 2023

J Pharmacogn Phytochem

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Xylosma longifolia Clos. (Salicaceae), a medium-sized tree is found mainly in India and China. It is known by different names such as Kattari, Kata-koli, Mota-koli, Kataponial, Nongleishang and Diengkani in different parts of India. It is widely spread in northeast India and also in most parts of China. In India, tribal communities such as ''Miri'' of Assam, ''Kom'' and "Tangkhul" of Manipur, "Lois'' of Imphal, use it to treat cough, spasms, dysentery, insomnia, restlessness, pustules and jaundice. This plant is also enormously used in Ayurveda, Chinese and Vietnamese traditional medicinal systems. The principle compounds reported are xylongoside A, xylongoside B and xylosmaloside. The presence of secondary metabolites imparts its bioactivities including antimicrobial, analgesic, anti-dermatophytic, anti-tubercular, antioxidant and insecticidal activities. To date, not even a single review has been published on X. longifolia. Due to the broad continued interest in the efficacy of X. longifolia and extensive practice in traditional medicines, this review intends to recapitulate detailed and up-to-date information on this plant. The current review assessed and summarized the knowledge on geographic distribution, morphological features, ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of X. longifolia.

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Section: Botanical Descriptionmentioning

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Morphological, phytochemical and ethnopharmacological attributes of Xylosma longifolia Clos: A review

Ansari¹,

Saleem²,

Asif³

et al. 2023

J Pharmacogn Phytochem

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“…The forest of the district displays different-tiered strata of vegetation. The floristic diversity of trees in these regions is well supported by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses and climbers (Marpa et al, 2020). These include Acer ceasium, Abies pindrow, Betula utilis, Cedrus deodara, Ribes grossularia, Junipers sp.…”

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“…Out of more than 20000 wild edible plants, 1532 wild edible species are used as food in India and over 675 of which found in the Indian Himalayas. The two species of Chenopodium Singh et al (2009) (Marpa et al, 2020). In Figure 3, there is a list of species that involves in medicinal properties.…”

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Evaluation of crop wild relatives from Lahaul valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

Kumar,

Choudhary,

Landol

et al. 2021

J. Current Opinion Crop Sci.,

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Improving domesticated crops using wild relatives is a sustainable and cost-effective solution for human welfare problems. The study provides a promising source of accessed plants, explored during the survey in four different sites viz Kardang, Piyukar, Gumrang and Yurnath present in Keylong region, district Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. To observe the species abundance in different locations, present study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 within an elevation range above 3000m. Species richness and Shannon diversity value (0-4.5) was maximum observed in Piyukar village (2.35; 2. 43), followed by Gumrang (2.32; 2.32), Yurnath (2.26; 2.19) and Kardang (1.91; 2.01). The largest population density of species was recorded as E. semicostatus (34.40 plants/m2), E. repens (33.20 plants/m2), E. dahuricus (32.20 plants/m2), E. longiaristatus (20.00 plants/m2) and Poa annua (18.20 plants/m2). These regions are well known for medicinal properties, but numerous wild relatives for domesticated crops found during germplasm cum exploration survey such as wheat wild grass (Elymus semicostatus, E. repens and E. dahuricus), condiments (Carum carvi and Ferulajaes chkeana), tribal food (Chenopodium foliosum, Dioscora deltoidea and Hyppophea rhamnoides) and fruits (Ribes alpestris and Fragaria vesca). The study drew the attention of plant researchers toward conservation and kept these plants in the pipeline of crop breeding.

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“…The exclusively rich and unique biodiversity of CDBR has not been yet explored quantitatively. Furthermore, the evaluation of communities for species richness, nativity, endemism, rarity and economic values and their prioritization has not been carried out so far, except a few studies in the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve of Uttarakhand (Arya, ; Arya & Samant, ; Joshi, ; Joshi & Samant, ; Samant et al, , ) and in protected and biodiversity rich areas of Himachal Pradesh (Lal, ; Marpa, ; Pant & Samant, ; M. S. Rana & Samant, ; Sakshi, ; P. Sharma, ; P. Sharma, ; A. Singh, ; M. Singh, ; A. Singh & Samant, ). However, no such studies are exclusively available for CDBR.…”

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Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India

Sharma

Samant

2019

Ecological Research

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The rapid degradation of habitats and communities throughout the globe has necessitated the need for conservation to avoid biodiversity crisis. For framing conservation and management plan for flora of any region, it is very necessary to prioritize species of that region, their preferred habitats and communities with reliable information. In the present study, prioritization of habitats and communities has been done in the Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve. Ten habitats and 73 plant communities (45 shrubs and 28 herbs) distributed between 3,109 and 5,019 m were identified. Each habitat and community has been evaluated based on the ecological and socioeconomical parameters. Of the 10 habitats identified, the Moist alpine groove habitat showed highest conservation priority index (CPI), that is, 50 hence prioritized for conservation. The Ephedra gerardiana—Lonicera asperifolia mixed community showed highest CPI, that is, 62; followed by Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica—Caragana versicolor—Ephedra intermedia mixed, Rosa webbiana—Ribes orientale mixed and Salix denticulata‐ H. rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica mixed (CPI: 60, each) communities. Regular monitoring of the prioritized habitats and communities has been suggested. Also, mass propagation of native, endemic, economically important and threatened species following biotechnological approaches and their plantation in the natural habitats of Spiti valley have been suggested. This would help in the management of habitats and communities in particular and cold desert ecosystem in general.

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Diversity and indigenous uses of plants in Naina Devi Sacred Shrine Rewalsar, Himachal Pradesh, North Western Himalaya, India

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Morphological, phytochemical and ethnopharmacological attributes of Xylosma longifolia Clos: A review

Morphological, phytochemical and ethnopharmacological attributes of Xylosma longifolia Clos: A review

Evaluation of crop wild relatives from Lahaul valley, Himachal Pradesh, India

Prioritization of habitats and communities for conservation in Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, Trans Himalaya, India

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