Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Lesser known ethnomedicinal plants of Mizoram, North East India: An Indo-Burma hotspot region

Prabhat Kumar Rai1* and H. Lalramnghinglova2
1Department of Environmental Sciences (FEBES), School of Earth Sciences and Natural Resource Management, Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl 796009, India. 2School of Earth Sciences and Natural Resource Management Mizoram University, Tanhril, Aizawl 796009, India.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 20 January 2010
  •  Published: 04 July 2010

Abstract

The present paper provides first-hand information of certain ethnomedicinal plantsfrom an Indo-Burma hotspot region (Mizoram). A total of 57 less known ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 52 genera and 36 families were recorded from tropical evergreen forest and protected areas of Mizoram. The medical applications and conservation status of recorded plants have been described.

 

Key words: Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), ethnobotany, ethnomedicinal plants, IUCN.

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