Ethnomedicinal use of some plant species by Gujjar and Bakerwal community in Gulmarg Mountainous Region of Kashmir Himalaya Muatasim Jan, Tawseef Ahmad Mir, Aijaz Hassan Ganie and Rakesh Kumar Khare Research Viola odorata with a FL of 100% and Achillea millefolium, Chenopodium album, Phytollaca acinosa, Ajuga bracteosa, Cannabis sativa, Senecio Abstract chrysanthemoides were reported to be the most Background: Plants are being used since the time important medicinal plants according to their use immemorial to alleviate sufferings and ailments. value. Herbal medicine forms an essential part of the traditional primary medical system of Kashmir Correspondence Himalaya. Present study attempts to report the essential ethnomedicinal plant species used against 1* 1 various ailments by GuJJar and Bakerwal community Muatasim Jan , Tawseef Ahmad Mir , Aijaz 2 1 of Gulmarg Mountainous region of district Baramulla, Hassan Ganie and Rakesh Kumar Khare Jammu and Kashmir. 1 Centre of Research for Ethnobotany, Goverment Methods: Extensive surveys were conducted in the Model Science College, JiwaJi University, Gwalior, study area in different seasons during March 2019 to India-474009 2 July 2020 for the collection of medicinally important Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Kargil plants and the traditional knowledge associated with Campus-194105 them. Ethnomedicinal data was obtained through * group discussions, semi-structured interviews, Corresponding Author:
[email protected] questionnaires and field observations. During the study a total of 54 informants (36 males and 18 Ethnobotany Research & Applications females) were interviewed aged between 29-78 21:38 (2021) years. The interviews were carried out in local dialect and all the documented data was then translated into English.