Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India
This ethnobiological study addresses the complicated relationship between the Dard ethnic group and their natural environment in the Gurez region of the Kashmir Valley. The study documents their traditional knowledge of the use of plant species for medicinal and culinary purposes. A total of 87 plan...
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| author | Laraib Ahad Musheerul Hassan Muhammad Shoaib Amjad Rayees Afzal Mir Ivana Vitasović-Kosić Rainer W. Bussmann Zakia Binish |
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| description | This ethnobiological study addresses the complicated relationship between the Dard ethnic group and their natural environment in the Gurez region of the Kashmir Valley. The study documents their traditional knowledge of the use of plant species for medicinal and culinary purposes. A total of 87 plant species from 41 different families were cataloged, with the Asteraceae family (15 species) and the Lamiaceae family (12 species) being the most commonly used. These plants were found to be used to treat 20 different ailments, with menstrual cramps being the most common (12 species). The fidelity values for these plants ranged from 11.10 to 71.42, demonstrating their importance in traditional medicine. In addition, 17 plant species were found to be useful for gastronomic purposes, with <i>Juglans regia</i> being the most valuable (use value of 0.73). The study also evaluated the conservation status of these plants and found that seven of them are considered critically endangered, ten endangered, and four endangered according to the IUCN classification. This study offers insights into the Dard people’s deep connection to their natural environment and has significant implications for policy formulation, cultural conservation, and sustainable use of endemic species, as well as potential applications in pharmaceutical research for therapeutic compounds. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0d3f4cc1af04d19918ea12de081d6772023-11-19T17:49:19ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472023-10-011220359910.3390/plants12203599Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, IndiaLaraib Ahad0Musheerul Hassan1Muhammad Shoaib Amjad2Rayees Afzal Mir3Ivana Vitasović-Kosić4Rainer W. Bussmann5Zakia Binish6School of Agricultural Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur 247121, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, GeorgiaDepartment of Botany, Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh, Bagh 12500, PakistanSchool of Agricultural Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur 247121, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDivision of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, GeorgiaDepartment of Botany, Women University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir Bagh, Bagh 12500, PakistanThis ethnobiological study addresses the complicated relationship between the Dard ethnic group and their natural environment in the Gurez region of the Kashmir Valley. The study documents their traditional knowledge of the use of plant species for medicinal and culinary purposes. A total of 87 plant species from 41 different families were cataloged, with the Asteraceae family (15 species) and the Lamiaceae family (12 species) being the most commonly used. These plants were found to be used to treat 20 different ailments, with menstrual cramps being the most common (12 species). The fidelity values for these plants ranged from 11.10 to 71.42, demonstrating their importance in traditional medicine. In addition, 17 plant species were found to be useful for gastronomic purposes, with <i>Juglans regia</i> being the most valuable (use value of 0.73). The study also evaluated the conservation status of these plants and found that seven of them are considered critically endangered, ten endangered, and four endangered according to the IUCN classification. This study offers insights into the Dard people’s deep connection to their natural environment and has significant implications for policy formulation, cultural conservation, and sustainable use of endemic species, as well as potential applications in pharmaceutical research for therapeutic compounds.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/20/3599Dardethnopharmacology herbal traditionethno-foodtraditional medicinal praxis |
| spellingShingle | Laraib Ahad Musheerul Hassan Muhammad Shoaib Amjad Rayees Afzal Mir Ivana Vitasović-Kosić Rainer W. Bussmann Zakia Binish Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India Plants Dard ethnopharmacology herbal tradition ethno-food traditional medicinal praxis |
| title | Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India |
| title_full | Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India |
| title_fullStr | Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India |
| title_short | Ethnobotanical Insights into Medicinal and Culinary Plant Use: The Dwindling Traditional Heritage of the Dard Ethnic Group in the Gurez Region of the Kashmir Valley, India |
| title_sort | ethnobotanical insights into medicinal and culinary plant use the dwindling traditional heritage of the dard ethnic group in the gurez region of the kashmir valley india |
| topic | Dard ethnopharmacology herbal tradition ethno-food traditional medicinal praxis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/12/20/3599 |
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