Research Article | Published: 30 October 2024

Wild edible plants used by indigenous people of Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Shabnam Kharia, Krishna Chowlu, Arvind Parihar, Nakhuru Sewa Khonamai, Ajit Ray, Baikuntha Jyoti Gogoi and Dev Vrat Kamboj

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 31 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 200-206 | 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2024-AH4RIL | Cite this article

Abstract

For centuries, the ethnobotanical knowledge of ethnic communities has been a vital source of sustenance and healing, deeply embedded in their cultural practices. Wild edible plants serve as a lifeline in times of scarcity, providing essential nutrients and medicinal properties that have sustained these communities throughout the ages. Present study was conducted in the Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Objective of this work was to survey and documentation of Wild edible plants utilized by the different ethnic communities of the study areas in their daily life. In this study, various plant species utilized by local ethnic communities were collected, and a detailed record of their botanical names, families, local names, and uses was compiled. A total of 58 wild edible plants were analyzed in the present research.

Keywords

Arunachal Pradesh, Ethnic communities, Ethnobotanical uses, Local names, Wild Edible Plants

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Kharia, S., Chowlu, K., Parihar, A., Khonamai, N.S., Ray, A., Gogoi, B.J. and Kamboj, D.V., 2024. Wild edible plants used by indigenous people of Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 31(3), pp.200-206. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2024-AH4RIL

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 23 November 2023

Manuscript Revised on 04 October 2024

Manuscript Accepted on 18 October 2024

Manuscript Published on 30 October 2024

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