The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies

M Manzoor, M Ahmad, M Zafar, SW Gillani… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2023 - Springer
Background The mountainous region of Kashmir is a biodiversity hotspot, with diverse local
communities and a rich cultural history linked to nature. Mountain ecosystems are highly …

A cross-cultural study of high-altitude botanical resources among diverse ethnic groups in Kashmir Himalaya, India

SM Haq, M Waheed, AA Khoja, MS Amjad… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In the Himalayas, traditional knowledge and biodiversity are strongly
linked due to the symbiotic interaction between plant and cultural diversity, as well as the …

Plant resources utilization among different ethnic groups of Ladakh in Trans-Himalayan Region

SM Haq, U Yaqoob, ES Calixto, IU Rahman, A Hashem… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Indigenous communities are a large resource of increasingly endangered,
traditionally used medicinal plants and the associated ecological knowledge, which needs …

Diversity, Ecological and traditional knowledge of pteridophytes in the western Himalayas

AA Khoja, SM Haq, M Majeed, M Hassan, M Waheed… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pteridophytes have been used by humans for millennia, but in comparison to flowering
plants, the documentation of their traditional uses is still neglected; as a result, they must be …

Traditions for future cross-national food security—Food and foraging practices among different native communities in the Western Himalayas

SM Haq, M Hassan, HA Jan, AA Al-Ghamdi, K Ahmad… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Biological and cultural history is linked with neglected and underused
species (NUS). Wild food plants and animals have been the focus of important investigations …

A cross-cultural analysis of plant resources among five ethnic groups in the Western Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir

SM Haq, M Hassan, RW Bussmann, ES Calixto… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For generations, local ethnic communities have amassed a vast body of
traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) on the use of plant resources. Ethnobiologists have …

Traditional food and medicine: Ethno-traditional usage of fish Fauna across the valley of Kashmir: A western Himalayan Region

M Hassan, SM Haq, M Majeed, M Umair, HA Sahito… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
People have traditionally relied on fish to supply their major food and healthcare needs all
across the world. However, there has been little focus on the traditional dietary, cultural …

Traditional wild food plants gathered by ethnic groups living in semi-arid region of Punjab, Pakistan

M Waheed, SM Haq, F Arshad, RW Bussmann… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In traditional food systems, especially for rural populations around the
world, wild food plants have remained crucial. These resources must be quickly documented …

Indigenous knowledge and perception of local people towards biodiversity conservation in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Q Ridwan, ZA Wani, M Hanief, S Pant, AA Shah… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant resources have been used by humans for their wellbeing for ages. Tribal communities
live in far flung areas in close proximity with forests and have a rich cultural heritage and …

Ethnoveterinary use of medicinal plants among the tribal populations of District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

K Khan, G Jan, M Irfan, FG Jan… - Ethnobotany …, 2023 - ethnobotanyjournal.org
Background: The current study expresses that most of the peoples were dependent on the
natural resources as compared to cultivated. Domestic animals play a vital role in the …