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- Title
Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for Oral Health in Ramshehar Tehsil of District Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
- Authors
Rawat, Dhiraj S.; Bala, Manju; Sheetal; Kharwal, Anjna D.
- Abstract
The present study was conducted in the Ramshehar tehsil of district Solan (H.P.) to record and compile the traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge used by the local inhabitants for oral health care. A total of 40 ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 25 families were reported from the study area. Direct interviews, group discussions, and pre-tested questionnaires from the respondents were used in the documentation of data. Most of the plant species reported from the study area belong to Fabaceae and Moraceae (4 species each), followed by the Euphorbiaceae, Lamiaceae and Rutaceae (3 species each). Maximum plant species collected from the study area were trees (50%), followed by shrubs (35%), herbs (12%) and climbers (3%). The twigs (34%) were the most used plant parts followed by leaves (18%) and latex (14%) for oral health care.
- Subjects
HIMACHAL Pradesh (India); ORAL health; HEWLETT-Packard Development Co. LP; TRADITIONAL knowledge; PLANT species; MEDICINAL plants; PLANT collecting; LAMIACEAE; MORACEAE
- Publication
Journal of Advanced Zoology, 2024, Vol 45, Issue 1, p1060
- ISSN
0253-7214
- Publication type
Article