Open AccessContribution to the Ethnobotany of Dhading District, Central Nepal
Author(s) -
Ripu M. Kunwar,
Bal Nepal,
Krishna P. Sigdel,
Narayan Balami
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nepal journal of science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2382-5359
pISSN - 1994-1412
DOI - 10.3126/njst.v7i0.574
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , moraceae , euphorbiaceae , geography , fodder , traditional medicine , agroforestry , socioeconomics , medicinal plants , biology , botany , medicine , sociology
This paper describes the richness of ethnobotanical knowledge of local people of Pinda, Muralibhanjyang and Dhadingbesi areas of Dhading district in central Nepal. A total of 108 species have been recorded which are being used locally. Of them, 96 are used as medicine, 22 as food, 19 as fodder, 15 as fuelwood and five as religious. Species of the families Moraceae, Leguminosae and Euphorbiaceae contributed the most. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 7, 2006