Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13:709-21, 2009. Ethno-Medicinal
Uses and Agro-Biodiversity of Barmana
Region in Bilaspur District of Himachal
Pradesh, Pankaj Sharma* and Neel Kamal
Mishra** *G. B.
Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Himachal Unit Mohal-Kullu-175
126, Himachal Pradesh **The
Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences (TITS), Bhiwani-127021 Haryana *Corresponding author: �E-mail: spankaj80@gmail.com Issued
June 01, 2009 Abstract
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Family/Taxa |
Local Name |
Life form |
Nativity |
Part Used |
Uses |
Alliaceae |
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Allium cepa Linn. |
Pyaz |
H |
Pers Beluchist |
Lf, Rt |
Medicinal (Anthelmintic, boils,� listers,
bronchitis, piles, ring worm); Edible |
A. sativum Linn. |
Garlic, Lasson |
H |
Europ |
Lf, Rt |
Medicinal (Eczema, piles, rheumatic pain, whooping
cough); Edible |
Apiaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Coriandrum sativum Linn. |
Dhania |
H |
Europ Austr Oriens |
Lf, Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Bleed piles, colic, flatulence, chicken pox,
stomachache); Edible |
Daucus carota Linn. |
Gajar |
H |
Europ Oriens |
Lf, Tb |
Medicinal (Child birth, toothache); Edible |
Foeniculum vulgare Mill. |
Saunf |
H |
Europ |
Sd, Lf |
Medicinal (Burning sensation in body, carminative, chest
disorders, colic, cough, dysentery, fever, flatulence, headache, kidney,
menstrual & spleen complications, toothache, wounds); Edible |
Araceae |
|
|
|
|
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Colocasia esculenta Schott. |
Arbi, Kachalu |
H |
As Trop |
Lf, Fl, Tb |
Medicinal (Atrophy, bronchial disorders, cough, cuts,
injuries as haemost burns, stings of bees,
wounds); Edible |
Asteraceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Helianthus annuus Linn. |
Surajmukhi |
H |
Am Bor |
Sd, Fl, Rt |
Medicinal (Bone fracture, carbuncle, colic, diarrhoea, dysentery, dysuria,
eye complaints, fever, menorrhea, nose bleeding, postnatal complaints,
scorpion sting, snake bite, sores, spleen complaints, whitlow, wounds,
toothache) |
Brassicaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Brassica
campestris Linn. |
Sarsoin |
H |
Cosmop |
Lf, Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Boils, migraine, muscular pain, skin disorder,
bronchial disorder, cough, leprosy, pneumonia, scabies, syphilis);� Edible |
B. nigra Koch |
Rai |
H |
Cosmop |
Lf, Sd |
Medicinal (Rheumatism); Edible, Fodder |
B.
oleracea Linn. Var. Botrytis |
Phulgobbi |
H |
Europ Occ Cosmop |
Fr, Lf |
Edible |
B. oleracea (capitata)
Linn. |
Bandgobbi |
H |
Cosmop |
Fr, Lf |
Edible |
B. rapa Linn. |
Shalgum |
H |
Cosmop |
Tb, Lf |
Edible |
Eruca sativa Mill. |
Taramira |
H |
Reg Mediter
As Occ |
Lf, Sd |
Edible |
Raphanus sativus Linn. |
Mooli |
H |
Europ |
Tb, Lf, Sd,
Rt |
Medicinal (Acidity, ringworm, skin eruptions); Edible |
Chenopodiaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Spinacia oleracea Linn. |
Palak |
H |
Cosmop |
Wp |
Edible |
Cucurbitaceae |
|
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|
|
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Cucumis sativus Linn. |
Khira |
H |
|
Fr, Lf |
Medicinal (Fever, headache, whoop cough); Edible |
Cucurbita
maxima Duch. ex Lam. |
Kaddu |
H |
As Trop |
Fr, Sd |
Medicinal (Intestinal worms); Edible |
C. pepo Duch. |
Pumpkin |
H |
Oriens Afr
Trop |
Fr, Fl |
Medicinal (Diarrhoea); Edible |
Luffa cylindrica M. Roem. |
Tori |
H |
|
Fr |
Edible |
L. acutangula �M.Roem |
Kali tori |
H |
Geront Trop |
Fr |
Medicinal (Convulsion, cramps, fever, jaundice, madness,
scabies, syphilis, tetanus, snake bite); Edible |
Momordica charantia Linn. |
Karela |
H |
Amphig Trop |
Fr, Sd |
Medicinal (Anthelmintic,
bile excess, cause vomiting, diabetes, eczema, malaria, oedema,
rheumatism, sores); Edible |
Fabaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Cicer arietinum Linn. |
Channa |
H |
Europ Oriens
|
Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Jaundice); Edible, Fodder |
Glycine max Merr. |
Soyabean |
H |
As Trop |
Sd, Fr |
Medicinal (stomach disorder of buffaloes, other cattle);
Edible |
Lens culinaris Medik. |
Masar, Masari |
H |
Oriens |
Sd |
Edible |
Phaseolus vulgaris Linn. |
Rajmah |
H |
Cosmop |
Sd |
Edible |
Pisum sativum Linn. |
Mattar |
H |
Europ As Bor |
Sd |
Medicinal (Antifertility,
diabetes); Edible, Fodder |
Vigna mungo (Linn.)
Hepper |
Urd, Mah |
H |
Reg Trop |
Sd |
Edible |
V. radiata (Linn.)
Hepper |
Mungi, Moong |
H |
Reg Trop |
Sd |
Edible |
Lamiaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Ocimum gratissimum Linn. |
Tulsi |
H |
|
Lf |
Medicinal (Intestinal disorders, gonorrhorea) |
O. sanctum Linn. |
Tulsi |
H |
Geront Trop |
Lf, Sd |
Medicinal (Abortifacient, anasarca, blood purifier, bronchial disorder, chicken
pox, cholera, cold, constipation, cooling drink, cough, diarrhoea,
dropsy, ear complaints, fever, gastric disorder, headache, intestinal
disorder, itching, leprosy, liver complaints, malaria, postnatal
complaints, protracted labour, ringworm, snake
bite, vomiting, wounds); Edible, Religious |
Liliaceae |
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|
|
|
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Linum usitatissimum Linn. |
Alsi |
H |
Europ Oriens |
Sd, Wp |
Edible |
Malvaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Abelmoschus esculentus Moench |
Bhindi |
H |
osmop Trop |
Fr, Wp |
Medicinal (Abortifacient);
Edible, Fodder |
A. manihot
Linn. |
Bhindi |
H |
Ind
Or |
Lf,
Rt, Fr |
Medicinal
(Tbberculosis); Edible, Fodder |
Musaceae |
|
|
|
|
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Musa paradisiaca Linn. |
Kela |
H |
|
Fr |
Edible |
Myrtaceae |
|
|
|
|
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Psidium guajava Linn. |
Amrood |
T |
Am Trop |
Lf, Fr |
Medicinal (Antiemetic, blisters
in mouth, carbuncle, cough, cold, diarrhoea,
dysentery, fever, headache, gonorrhea,�
jaundice, menstrual disorder, sores, stomachache, tonic); Edible |
Poaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Avena sativa Linn. |
Javi |
H |
Temp (Cult) |
Sd, Wp |
Fodder |
Oryza sativa Linn. |
Dhan |
H |
As Trop |
Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Antifertility);
Edible, Fodder |
Sorghum bicolor (Linn.) Moench |
Jowar, |
H |
Reg Trop et. Subtrop |
Wp |
Fodder |
Saccharum officinarum Linn. |
Ganna |
H |
Rig Callid Cult |
St, Lf, |
Medicinal (Gall bladder complaints, constipation);
Edible, Fodder |
Triticum aestivum
Linn. |
Kanak, Gehun |
H |
Cosmop |
Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Soles, of grass Stoes);
Edible, Fodder |
Zea mays Linn. |
Makki, Challi |
H |
|
Sd, Wp |
Medicinal (Kidney disorder, pneumonia, stomachache, whoop
cough); Edible, Fodder |
Solanaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Capsicum annuum Linn. |
Pipli, Mirch |
H |
Reg Trop |
Fr |
Edible |
Lycopersicum esculentum
Mill. |
Tamatar |
H |
Am Austr |
Fr |
Edible |
Nicotiana tabacum Linn. |
Tambacco |
H |
Am Austr |
Lf |
Medicinal (eczema, itch, food poison, haemost,
snake bite, toothache, spongy gums, wounds) |
Solanum melongena
Linn. |
Baingan |
H |
Geront Trop |
Fr |
Medicinal (Piles); Edible |
S. nigrum Linn. |
|
H |
Venzeula |
Wp, Fr, Lf, Fl, Sd |
Medicinal (Antidote o opium toxic, boils, cough, diarrhoea, dysentery, ear complaints, eye complaints,
fever, goiter, heart ailments, inflammation of scrotum, testicles, kidney,
bladder, jaundice, liver complaints, nostril complaints, piles, rheumatism,
skin disorder, sores, sprain, stomachache, swell, throat troubles, ulcers
in mouth, urine complaints) |
S. tuberosum Linn. |
Aaloo |
H |
Am Bor et Austr |
Fr |
Medicinal (Frost bite); Edible |
Vitaceae |
|
|
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Vitis vinifera Linn. |
Grape, Angoor |
S |
|
Fr, Lf |
Medicinal (Boils, toothache, epilepsy); Edible |
Zingiberaceae |
|
|
|
|
|
Curcuma longa� Val. |
Haldi |
H |
As Trop |
Rh |
Medicinal (Anthelmintic, antifertility, atrophy, blindness, bronchial disorders,
carbuncle, cholera, cold, cough, dyspepsia, eye disorders, fever, fistula,
headache, indigestion, insect stings, leprosy, migraine, pain in body,
pimples & feckles on face, pneumonia,
rheumatism, scabies, sores, spleen, syphilis, swell body, wounds); Edible |
Zingiber officinale Rosc. |
Adrak |
H |
Trop |
Rh |
Medicinal (Abortifacient,
amenorrhea, asthma, bronchial disorders, cholera, constipation, diarrhoea,�
cough, insect stings, labour, phthisis,
postnatal, scorpion sting, snake bite, throatache,
Tuberculosis, scabies, puerperal fever, rheumatism); Edible |
Abbreviations Used: Afr=Africa; As=Asia; Am=America; Austr=Australia; Beluchist=Beluchistan; Cosmop=Cosmopolitan;
Cult=Cultivated; et=And; Fr=Fruit; Flower=Fl; Subtrop=Subtropical;
H=Herb; Ind=Indian; Or=Oriental; Pers=Persia; Reg=Region;
S=Shrub; T=Tree; St=Stem; Sd=Seed; Wp=Whole Part; Lf=Leaf; Rt=Root;
Tb=Tubber; Trop=Tropical; Occ=Occidentalis; Europ=Europe.
Conclusion
������ The present study provides comprehensive information on the
agro-biodiversity and Ethno-medicinal Uses of the species present in the Barmana
region. Traditional practice of using plant resources has a long history and
wide acceptability throughout world. The inhabitants of the region use
various species to meet out their daily requirements. They use different
plant parts in various forms to cater their daily needs.
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In the present scenario conservation and sustainable utilization of
biodiversity is great need all over the world. Therefore, documentation of
information on agro-biodiversity and indigenous practices will help in
conserving the knowledge. Such type of information in other parts of the IHR
should be documented; so that a comprehensive database of the plants used for
various purposes could be saved for the forthcoming generations.
Acknowledgements
������ The authors are thankful to Dr. L.M.S. Palni, Director, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Kosi-Katarmal, Almora-263 643, Uttarakhand and heartily grateful to Dr. S.S. Samant, Scientist-�E� & Scientist In-charge, G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, Mohal-Kullu-175126, Himachal Pradesh.� At last but not least, authors are thankful to all the local villagers for their kind cooperation during field survey.
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