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标题：Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Apatani Tribe of Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh
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作者：R. Tilling ; P. Bharali ; P. Dutta 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Conservation Science
印刷版ISSN：2067-533X
电子版ISSN：2067-8223
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：411-418
出版社：Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
摘要：Arunachal Pradesh is the store house of biological and socio-cultural diversity among the north eastern states of India. Local inhabitants of the state are mostly dependent on forest and forest resources having rich indigenous knowledge on practices of medicinal plant species for curing various ailments. Present study has been carried out to document the use pattern of medicinal plant species by the Apatani tribe of Ziro Valley of Lower Subanshiri district of Arunachal Pradesh. Information was gathered through conversations with elderly indigenous people inhabiting nearby the forest areas. Present study exhibited a total of 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 23 families. Herbs contributed highest with 67.65%, shrubs 11.76%, trees 11.76% while climbers only 8.82% of the total recorded medicinal plant species. Plants are used to cure various ailments like allergy, anthelmintic, appetizer, bleeding, blood pressure, body ache, cancer, cold, cough, cuts, diarrhea, dysentery, fever, gastritis, headache, indigestion, jaundice, stomach ache, swells, wounds etc. Most of the species are collected from wild. Leaves are the major plant parts used for the preparation of indigenous medicine. Such studies provide vital clues as to the formulation of potential products for pharmaceutical purposes. Besides, there is scope of improving rural economy of the state as a whole. Moreover, scientific input on indigenous knowledge is likely to benefit the traditional society as well as will help in conservation of useful plant species. The local inhabitants are still dependent on traditional folklore and traditional medicinal system. Therefore, it is high time to adopt holistic approach for conservation and documentation of ethnomedicobotanical knowledge of the tribal people for the greater benefit of the future generation.
关键词：Apatani tribe; Arunachal Pradesh; Conservation; Indigenous knowledge; Medicinal plants; Ziro Valley