Ethnomedicine of the Pin Valley National Park, Himachal Pradesh: Plants used in treating dysentery

摘要

The paper describes ethnomedicinal applications of 10 plant species by the tribals of Pin Valley National Park, Himachal Pradesh in treating dysentery. It forms the first ethnobotanical report on their use in curing this ailment. Information on botanical name, family, local name, locality, mode of application and dosage is given.