The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies

Background The mountainous region of Kashmir is a biodiversity hotspot, with diverse local communities and a rich cultural history linked to nature. Mountain ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change. This study emphasises the need to record the indigenous ethnoecological knowledge of wild...

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Published in:	Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 56
Main Authors:	Manzoor, Muhammad, Ahmad, Mushtaq, Zafar, Muhammad, Gillani, Syed Waseem, Shaheen, Hamayun, Pieroni, Andrea, Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah Ahmed, Elshikh, Mohamed Soliman, Saqib, Saddam, Makhkamov, Trobjon, Khaydarov, Khislat
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 30.11.2023 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Allium Apiaceae Asteraceae Biodiversity Biodiversity hot spots Biodiversity hotspot Biological diversity Climate change Community Complementary & Alternative Medicine Conservation Cultural history Culture Documentation Ecology Ecosystem Ecosystems Endemic Endemic species Ethnobotany Ethnoecological knowledge Ethnomedicine family Flowers & plants Fritillaria cirrhosa Future conservation Global temperature changes Globalization health services Herbal medicine Himalayan region Humans India Indigenous communities Indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples Kashmir Knowledge Lamiaceae Local communities Local knowledge systems: how can they help to guide ecological transition and a freer world? Local population Medicinal plants Medicine Medicine & Public Health Medicine, Botanic Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Traditional Methods Mountain ecology Mountain ecosystems Mountain regions Mountains Natural resources Pakistan Phytotherapy Plants, Medicinal Polygonaceae Ranunculaceae Regions species Summer Surveys tea Topography traditional medicine Wild plants Pakistan Himalaya Mountains Himalayan region India Future conservation Biodiversity hotspot Ethnoecological knowledge Kashmir Sustainable utilisation Indigenous communities Endemic
ISSN:	1746-4269, 1746-4269
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