Medicinal plants in Himachal Pradesh, north western Himalaya, India

Diversity, Distribution, Indigenous Uses and Conservation of Orchids in Parvati Valley of Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, Northwestern Himalaya

“…Dactylorhiza hatagirea and Malaxis muscifera are commercially exploited in the area. Due to high commercial values of Dactylorhiza hatagirea and Malaxis muscifera as medicine and food, these species are facing tremendous pressure and these species have been identified as Critically Endangered, globally [23][24][25][26]. If over exploitation and habitat degradation continues, these species may become extinct from the area.…”

“…In Parvati Valley, the inhabitants are largely dependent on forests for grazing, fuel, fodder, timber, medicinal and wild edible plants, making agricultural tools, etc. Due to continuous use of economically important species, their populations are depleting rapidly and habitat degradation has increased many folds [24]. Besides these, orchids are extensively used in the traditional systems of medicines [18].…”

“…Threat categories were identified [23]. Information on the indigenous uses of the species is based on the available literature and interviews of the inhabitants [5,24].…”

Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants of Summer Hill, Shimla

“…[6] [7] Notwith-standing, recorded forests area of 77 million hectares in India is about 7% short of recommended area. But, India (Latitude 80⁰4' N to 370⁰6 N; Longitude 680⁰7 E to 97⁰25' W) with great variations in its land forms, soils, climatic patterns, diverse agricultural systems and tremendous ethnic variability is bestowed with rich and diverse forests and floristic wealth including a large number of medicinal aromatic and energy yielding plants plus 20,000 flowering plant [8] [9] of which 9000 are economically important, 7500 are medicinal, 3900 are edible, 700 are culturally important, 525 are used for fiber, 400 for fodder, 300 for pesticides, 300 for gums, resins and dye and 100 for perfume. [10][11] Thus, making the documentation of wild plants used by tribals is important to enhance our knowledge about the plants grown by native tribal communities.…”

Observations on Traditional Phytotherapy among the Inhabitants of Lahaul Valley through Amchi System of Medicine—A Cold Desert Area of Himachal Pradesh in North Western Himalayas, India

“…A review of literature indicates very few studies on medicinal & aromatic plants and ethnobotany of tribal valley/area of Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh [1,[8][9][10][11][12][13].…”