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Int.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 2017.4(1): 83-101 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2017.401.010
Ethnic Medicinal Plant Wealth of Eastern Ghats: Status, Knowledge Systems and Conservation Strategies
1ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Hyderabad 500 030, Telangana, India
2ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Akola 444 104, Maharashtra, India
2ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Akola 444 104, Maharashtra, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:
The Eastern Ghats stretching from Odisha, Chhattisgarh, through Andhra Pradesh to Tamil Nadu and parts of Karnataka are endowed with a large variety of biological species, geological formations and indigenous tribal groups. The traditional knowledge systems on medicinal plants prevailing in Eastern Ghats of India and suitable management strategies proposed for the conservation of folklore medicinal plant species are reviewed in this article.
Keywords: Conservation,Eastern Ghats,Medicinal plants,Traditional knowledge
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Sivaraj, N., Pandravada, S.R., Venkateswaran, K., Dikshit, N., 2017. Ethnic medicinal plant wealth of Eastern Ghats: Status, knowledge systems and conservation strategies.Int.J.Curr.Res.Biosci.Plantbiol. 4(1): 83-101. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrbp.2017.401.010
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