Ethnomedicinal plants of Lepcha community in Ilam district, eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Krishna Prasad Bhattarai Ethnic community, ethnomedicinal plants, documentation, diseases, tribe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41448

Keywords:

Ethnic community, ethnomedicinal plants, documentation, diseases, tribe

Abstract

Ilam district is situated in eastern part of Nepal and main tribes of the district are Lepcha, Rai, Limbu, Tamang, Sunuar and Gurung. The present investigation document ethnomedicinal properties of 35 species of plants belonging to 33 genera under 28 families. The plants parts are commonly used in the treatment of various diseases like pneumonia, asthma, fever, diarrhea, bronchitis, dysentery, diabetes, measles, jaundice, typhoid, syphilis, ulcer and blood pressure.

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Published

2013-12-01

How to Cite

Bhattarai, K. P. (2013). Ethnomedicinal plants of Lepcha community in Ilam district, eastern Nepal. Nepalese Journal of Biosciences, 3(1), 64–68. https://doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v3i1.41448

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Articles