Utilization of some non-timber forest products by the tribal communities of Jaunsar Bawar in Dehra Dun, Garhwal Himalaya

Abstract

Present study is an attempt to describe the anthropogenic approach towards the non-timber forest products of the hill tribes of Jaunsar Bawar region in the district of Dehra Dun. Investigated the plants used for several purposes by the hill communities in their quotation critics, recorded the plant species of medicinal value, wild edibles, fiber yields, insecticides and pesticides, identified the taxa used in religious ceremonies and traditional practices of the local people and documented the species used as vegetable, fruits, seeds grains species and condiments oils and beverages as wild edible in this region. The paper is based on extensive six ethnobotanical surveys made during 1997-98 and a thorough literature screening on the previous works.