Diversity of Medicinal Flora of Lower Shiwalik Hills of the Western Himalaya, India
- Botanist, Research Institute in Indian System of Medicines, Herbal garden & Herbarium, Joginder Nagar, Mandi, (H.P.).
- College of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri, Hamirpur (Dr. Y.S.Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan).
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The present paper deals with documenting the diversity of our rich and varied medicinal flora of Lower Shiwalik Hills of Western Himalaya. The work was carried out in this region of Western Himalayas because there exists ample scope for exploration of medicinal plants as the climatic and topographic location of this area is such that it supports wide range of floristic components whose latest status can only be assessed by fresh inventorization. A total of 323 plant species were reported with medicinal utility comprising of 197 plants of commercial importance and 126 plant species of lesser economic/ethnobotanical importance with potential for extensive utilization as low cost herbal home remedies by local inhabitants mostly village elders including women. The documented plants included 37 climbers, 106 herbs, 02 ferns, 80 shrubs and 96 trees. The 323 species of these plants belong to 97 families and 256 genera. Out of these, 289 species belong to Dicots, 23 species to Monocots, 1 species to Gymnosperms and 10 to Pteridophytes.
[Ujjwal Deep Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Kamal Sharma and Som Datt (2015); Diversity of Medicinal Flora of Lower Shiwalik Hills of the Western Himalaya, India Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Oct). 905-910] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
