A cross-cultural study of high-altitude botanical resources among diverse ethnic groups in Kashmir Himalaya, India

Background In the Himalayas, traditional knowledge and biodiversity are strongly linked due to the symbiotic interaction between plant and cultural diversity, as well as the support provided by cultural memories, ecological awareness, and social norms. Our study was focused on documenting the vanish...

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Published in:	Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 12
Main Authors:	Haq, Shiekh Marifatul, Waheed, Muhammad, Khoja, Aadil Abdullah, Amjad, Muhammad Shoaib, Bussmann, Rainer W., Ali, Kishwar
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 13.04.2023 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Aconitum heterophyllum Alliances Altitude Biodiversity Botanical research Caprifoliaceae Complementary & Alternative Medicine cross cultural studies Cross-Cultural Comparison Cultural relationships Culture Dental roots Ecology Environmental aspects Ethnic groups Ethnicity Ethnobotany Ethnomedicine Evaluation Flora Flowers Flowers & plants Food Food plants fuelwood Gastrointestinal diseases gastrointestinal system gender High-altitude environments Himalayan region Humans India Indicator species Indicator values indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples Jurinea Knowledge landscapes Linear regression model Local communities Local knowledge systems: how can they help to guide ecological transition and a freer world? Medicinal plants Medicine Medicine & Public Health Minority & ethnic groups multicultural diversity Multiculturalism & pluralism Musculoskeletal diseases musculoskeletal system Pasture Phytolacca acinosa Phytotherapy Plant species Plants, Medicinal Primary care Regression analysis Respiratory diseases Rheum Rhizomes Rhododendron campanulatum Saussurea Seeds Social norms Software species Statistical analysis Teeth traditional medicine Traditions Trends Verbascum thapsus Western Himalayas India Himalaya Mountains Jammu & Kashmir Himalayan region Cultural relationships Indicator values Western Himalayas Linear regression model Ethnic groups
ISSN:	1746-4269, 1746-4269
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