Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Dhading District, Central Nepal
Ripu M. KunwarCentre for Biological Conservation (CBC)Bal NepalCentre for Biological ConservationKrishna P. SigdelCentre for Biological ConservationNarayan BalamiCentre for Biological Conservation (CBC)
2007en
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This paper describes the richness of ethnobotanical knowledge of local people of Pinda, Muralibhanjyang and Dhadingbesi areas of Dhading district in central Nepal. A total of 108 species have been recorded which are being used locally. Of them, 96 are used as medicine, 22 as food, 19 as fodder, 15 as fuelwood and five as religious. Species of the families Moraceae, Leguminosae and Euphorbiaceae contributed the most. <i>Nepal Journal of Science and Technology</i> Vol. 7, 2006
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