Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities, VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal-246123, Uttarakhand, India
An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in order to identify the medicinal weed flora of horticulture crop fields in University Campus, Bharsar, Pauri Garhwal (located at an elevation, of 1950 m in northwest Garhwal Himalaya of Uttarakhand) and to find out the possibilities of utilizing these weeds. The information about the traditional potential uses of species was collected with the help of reference literature of different medicine systems. The study revealed that 117 species of weeds belonging to 98 genera and 43 families in crop fields, possessed medicinal properties. The study suggested a tremendous scope of utilising these weeds to promote additional income to the inhabitants.
Biodiversity, Ethnobotany, Garhwal Himalaya, Medicinal plants, Traditional use
