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HERBAL FOLK REMEDIES FOR CURING VARIOUS AILMENTS IN LUG VALLEY OF DISTRICT KULLU, HIMACHAL PRADESH (N.W. HIMALAYA)

Published:01 Sept 2013
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Suresh Kumar1*, Gian Chand1, Parveen Sankhyan2

1 Department of Botany, Abhilashi Institute of Life Sciences, Ner Chowk, Mandi, H.P. (India)

2 Department of Botany, Govt. P.G. College, Una, H.P. (India)

Corresponding Author:Suresh Kumar

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Traditional systems of medicine have formed the basis of health care throughout the world since the earliest days of humanity and still continue to be widely practiced globally. The Himalayas have a great wealth of traditional medicinal knowledge. Himachal Pradesh, one of the pioneer Himalayan States is a rich repository of medicinal flora. The climatic conditions prevailing in the region maintains an ideal habitat for the natural growth of variety of medicinal plants and herbs. These are the sources which provide raw materials for pharmaceutical, phytochemical and cosmetic industries. Therefore, the present study aims at exploring and documenting the plants used for curing different diseases by different communities of Lug Valley, Distt. Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.

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Traditional KnowledgePhytomedicineLug ValleyMedicinal PlantsHealthcare

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Kumar, S., Chand, G., & Sankhyan, P. (2013). HERBAL FOLK REMEDIES FOR CURING VARIOUS AILMENTS IN LUG VALLEY OF DISTRICT KULLU, HIMACHAL PRADESH (N.W. HIMALAYA). International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v3i5.01

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