Author:
Rawat Neelam,Mitra Shuchi,Sharma Usha,Chand Sharma Khem
Abstract
India contains a great wealth of biological diversity in its forests, its wetlands, and its marine areas which are distributed all over the country. It is a distinct identity on the world map, not only because of its geography, history,
and culture but also because of its great diversity of natural ecosystems. The great Himalayan region is one of the
unique biogeography of the world. The Himalayan Mountain range extends across India, China, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tibet, and Bhutan, where Nepal and India cover most of the Himalaya region. The diverse range in
climate, altitude, and soil conditions of this renowned range supports a variety of distinct and valuable flora, which
includes medicinal plants such as Artemisia, Rhododendron, Cinnamomum, Juniperus, Cymbopogon, Aegle, Swertia, Pinus, Origanum, Saussurea are some of the major plant genera and resins like Commiphora mukul, Asphaltum
punjabianum are some medicinally important elements are found in the Himalayan forests. Thus, this chapter summarizes the two commonly used important Himalayan medicinal plants and their biological effects with incorporating the uniqueness of the Ayurvedic & Tibetan Systems of medicine.
Publisher
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
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