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Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2075

Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2021-12-01
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  • Publisher: Springer

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of plant markets, have greatly influenced how plant resources are managed nowadays. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic series focusing on the worlds mountain regions is available in the market. Scholars in plant sciences worldwi...

Ethnobotany of the Himalayas
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 2107

Ethnobotany of the Himalayas

Research in recent years has increasingly shifted away from purely academic research, and into applied aspects of the discipline, including climate change research, conservation, and sustainable development. It has by now widely been recognized that “traditional” knowledge is always in flux and adapting to a quickly changing environment. Trends of globalization, especially the globalization of plant markets, have greatly influenced how plant resources are managed nowadays. While ethnobotanical studies are now available from many regions of the world, no comprehensive encyclopedic series focusing on the worlds mountain regions is available in the market. Scholars in plant sciences worldwi...

Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 426

Ethnopharmacology of Wild Plants

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2020-10
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Wild plants signify a vital health and economic constituent of biodiversity. In recent years, research interest on wild plants has increased. This book contains valuable information on wild plants and their ethnopharmacological properties. It deliberates on traditional usage and ethnopharmacological properties of wild plants. It will be useful to policy makers, researchers working in the areas of biodiversity, ethnopharmacology, ethno-biology, conservation biology and biodiversity prospecting.

The Ethnobotany of Pre-Columbian Peru
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 335

The Ethnobotany of Pre-Columbian Peru

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2017-07-28
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  • Publisher: Routledge

All of man's life is in some way associated with the plant world, from his food and shelter to his art, religion and language. The study of this all-pervading relationship between man and the plant world is called ethnobotany. This book provides a systematic reconstruction of the ethnobotany of one of the hearths of American civilization, in the prehistoric cultures of the Peruvian Central Andes.As we learn more about the rise and spread of New World agriculture, it becomes evident that Peru was one of the sources of its development. Plants were cultivated here at least 2,000 years before the beginning of the Christian era. Village life was intimately bound up with this cultivation, later ci...

Nepal Himalaya (in a Nutshell)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 272

Nepal Himalaya (in a Nutshell)

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1991
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Medicinal Plant Biodiversity of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 236

Medicinal Plant Biodiversity of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-05-01
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  • Publisher: Springer

Covering 100 medicinal plant species of the Lesser Himalayas including Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, this book reviews ethnobotanical aspects, marketing and anthropogenic pressures, and also includes scientific description and traditional uses.

The Sacred Garden of Lumbini
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 209

The Sacred Garden of Lumbini

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-10-29
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  • Publisher: UNESCO

Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1997. It is situated in an area commonly referred to as the 'Sacred Garden'. Archaeological remains testify to the authenticity of the place, which has become a major pilgrimage site. Nevertheless over two and a half millennia, the understanding of Lumbini has changed and different perceptions exist of what Lumbini might have been like at the birth of Lord Buddha. For the long-term safeguarding of this World Heritage site, overall understanding of the property is essential. This publication will provide a means for the various stakeholders to come to an understanding of each other's historical, religious, environmental and touristic perspectives of Lumbini.

Ethnomedicinal Plants
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 264

Ethnomedicinal Plants

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2004
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  • Publisher: Unknown

India Has One Of The Oldest, Richest And Most Diverse Cultural Traditions Called Folk Tradition Associated With The Use Of Medicinal Herbs. Traditional Folk Medicine Is The Application Of Indigenous Beliefs, Knowledge, Skills And Cultural Practices Concerned With Human Health. The Ethnic People Have Provided Several Miracle Plants Of Medicinal Value To Modern Civilisation. The Present Book, Ethnomedicinal Plants, Contains 15 Articles On Different Aspects Of The Subject. The Book Contains Articles On Medicinal Plants In India And Their Conservation; Protection Of Traditional Knowledge; Medicinal Plants Of Nepal; And Ethno-Medico Botany Of Orissa And Some Parts Of Rajasthan. Articles On The Us...

Medicinal Plants in Nepal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 262

Medicinal Plants in Nepal

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2008
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Contributed papers presented at the National Seminar on Sustainable Use of Biological Resources, organized by Ecological Society in collaboration with Institute of Forestry and Prithwi Narayan Campus at Pokhara on April 22-23, 2007.

Promising Antimicrobials from Natural Products
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 454

Promising Antimicrobials from Natural Products

Given novel infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and antibiotic resistance new antimicrobial discovery is an important research area. Considering that nature is a vast source of bioactive molecules with antimicrobial activity, the main aim of this book is to present a comprehensive outlook of current research in the field of natural antimicrobials. It discusses the antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants, beehives, and mushrooms with a global coverage of antimicrobial agents from rich forests of Brazil (Amazon), North-Eastern forests of Peru, Argentina, Colombia, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Middle East, Turkey, Croatia, Greece, Germany and Russia. The book covers the results of the in vitro...