Diversity, Distribution, Indigenous uses and Conservation of Medicinal Plants in Naina Devi Sacred Shrine and Surroundings, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, North Western Himalaya

Abstract

The paper records the indigenous uses of medicinal plants found in the surroundings of the Naina Devi Sacred Shrine, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. Frequent monitoring of habitats, populations and extraction trend of medicinal plants, rehabilitation of the natural habitats, restoration of the degraded sites, monitoring and management of the invasive species, education and awareness for the local inhabitants and people’s participation in conservation of medicinal plants have been suggested.

Plant Diversity Status in the Alpine Pasture of Shikari Devi, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

“…The important plants of medicinal value found in alpine pasture of Shikari Devi were compiled following Chopra et al, 1956;Kirtikar and Basu, 1987;Kala, 2002;Kala, 2006;Samant et al, 2007;Singh et al, 2009;Devi et al, 2013;Kumar and Sharma, 2013;Kumari et al, 2018;Devi et al, 2019;Kumar and Verma, 2019a;Kumar and Verma, 2019b appropriate measure to assess the species diversity in the various communities is the floristic composition. It is an important component of the community that determines the functioning of an ecosystem and can vary from place to place according to habitat heterogeneity of the area itself.…”