Diversity, distribution, and sustainability of traditional medicinal plants in Kaski district, western Nepal.

ABSTRACT: Medicinal plants are the primary source of traditional healthcare systems in many rural areas mostly in developing countries. This study aimed to document and analyze the diversity, distribution, and sustainability of the traditional medicinal plants used by the Gurung people of the Sikles region in western Nepal. Ethnobotanical data were collected through focus group discussions and individual interviews, and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Prior informed consent was obtained before each interview. Quantitative ethnobotanical indices such as informant consensus factor, relative frequency of citation, and use values were also calculated. A possible association among these indices was tested using correlation analysis. A total of 115 wild medicinal plant species belon

SUBMITTER: Khakurel D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807671 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature