Non-timber Forest Products in Bardiya District of Nepal: Indigenous Use, Trade and Conservation

Uprety, Yadav; Boon, Emmanuel; Poudel, Ram C.; Shrestha, Krishna K.; Rajbhandary, Sangeeta; Ahenkan, Albert; Tiwari, Narendra Nath

doi:10.1080/09709274.2010.11906283

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“…These communities fulfi ll their daily needs, depending directly or indirectly upon the forest resources. This fi nding is similar to other fi ndings from different parts of Nepal (Joshi and Edington, 1990;Uprety et al, 2010;Rokaya et al, 2010).…”

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Utilization of plant resources in Dang district, West Nepal

Sigdel¹,

Rokaya

2013

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This paper aims to highlight the uses of forest resources in Purandhara, Panchakule and Goltakuri Village Development Committees (VDCs) of Dang district, western Nepal. The ethnobotanical data was collected through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) that involved discussion with local people and key informants, through semi-structured questions and informal conversations. Vulnerability of plants used in the study area was assessed by adapting the Rapid Vulnerability Approach (RVA). Altogether 85 plant species belonging to 79 genera and 56 families were recorded in the study areas. Twelve plant species were found to be used for various purposes other than medicinal. They were used as food, fodder, in construction, in religious purposes and even in yielding dyes. Seventy three plant species were found to be medicinal in properties for treating 144 different ailments. Remedies for 27 ailments were reported as new uses. The most common way of admission of medicine was oral (76.71 %) followed by external or topical (35.6 %) and nasal (1.27 %). The RVA test showed Dalbergia sissoo (with 15 scores) and Terminalia alata (with 14 scores) as most vulnerable ones.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v21i2.9143Banko Janakari Vol. 21, No. 2, 2011 Page: 45-54 Uploaded date: November 11, 2013

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Utilization of plant resources in Dang district, West Nepal

Sigdel¹,

Rokaya

2013

Banko

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“…Nevertheless, species prioritized in this study (Tables 3, 4) have high commercial value and reflect the interests of local people, community developmental organizations, and DFO. The prioritized species would be suitable for the development of sustainable use programs contributing to rural income (FAO 1995;Mbuvi and Boon 2009;Uprety et al 2010b), but the impact of reservoir impoundment on plant availability would need to be assessed. Jatropha curcus-exotic but widely naturalized in Asia-is promoted for biodiesel production (Achten et al 2008) and, as it was abundantly available in the region, it could be exploited on a sustainable basis.…”

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Plant biodiversity and ethnobotany inside the projected impact area of the Upper Seti Hydropower Project, Western Nepal

Uprety

Poudel

Asselin

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Environ Dev Sustain

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A survey of plant biodiversity and ethnobotany was conducted along the Seti river banks in the Tanahun district of Western Nepal. This area, home of the Magar ethnic group, will be impacted by a major hydropower project, currently under feasibility study. The objective of the study was to document plant biodiversity and ethnobotany in order to suggest appropriate conservation and management strategies. Botanical sampling was conducted inside quadrats and along transects. A total of 221 plant species were recorded in the study area, distributed as herbs (80 species), trees (68), shrubs (28), climbers (19), pteridophytes (18), lianas (5), and epiphytes (3). Twelve of the inventoried species figure in one or more conservation categories identified by various national or international agencies. Group discussions and personal interviews allowed to find out that 43% of the species were ethnobotanically important for the local people and that most were used as medicine, food, or timber. We propose specific species for sustainable use programs based on certain criteria. The area is very important in terms of plant biodiversity and ethnobotany, and hence, immediate implementation of conservation measures is recommended to maintain the high social, ecological and economic values of the area.

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“…However, the use of various plants for fever has been mentioned in the ethnomedicinal studies in Nepal by various workers (Coburn, 1984;Shrestha, 1985;Manandhar, 1985Manandhar, , 1993Manandhar, , 1998Mahato, 1998;Dangol and Gurung, 2000;Devkota and Karmacharya, 2003;Shrestha and Dhillion, 2003;Oli, 2003;Rai, 2003;Panthi and Chaudhary, 2003;Rai, 2004;Acharya and Rokaya, 2005;Watanabe et al, 2005;Acharya and Pokhrel, 2006;Baral and Kurmi, 2006;Bhattarai et al, 2006Bhattarai et al, , 2009Burlakoti and Kunwar, 2008;Dangol, 2008;Joshi, 2008;Dhami, 2008;Sapkota, 2008;Acharya and Acharya, 2009;Ghimire and Bastakoti, 2009;Joshi and Singh, 2010;Kunwar et al, 2010;Rokaya et al, 2010;Uprety et al, 2010;Joshi et al, 2011;Singh et al, 2011 a, b, c and2012;). Pharsatikar, P. Amuwa, and Devdaha) in Rupandehi district.…”

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Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antipyretic Agent in Terai Region of Western Nepal

Singh

2013

Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol

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The study was conducted during 2009-2011 using semi-structured, open-ended questionnaires, informal interviews, and group discussions with traditional healers and senior citizens having thorough knowledge about plants and plant based remedies. During present study ten phytotherapeutic practices for management of different types of fever using 50 plant species as antipyretic agent were identified and documented. These species may be used for the development of new, cheap, and effective antipyretic agent of herbal origin. Further investigation of these plant species for herbal antipyretic agents will require safety and efficacy testing. There is an urgent need to formulate suitable conservation strategies for wildly growing medicinal plants to overcome their depletion from natural resources.

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Non-timber Forest Products in Bardiya District of Nepal: Indigenous Use, Trade and Conservation

Cited by 34 publications

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Utilization of plant resources in Dang district, West Nepal

Utilization of plant resources in Dang district, West Nepal

Plant biodiversity and ethnobotany inside the projected impact area of the Upper Seti Hydropower Project, Western Nepal

Medicinal Plants as a Source of Antipyretic Agent in Terai Region of Western Nepal

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