Research Article

Sacred Groves: Myths, Beliefs, and Biodiversity Conservation—A Case Study from Western Himalaya, India

Table 2

List of Tree species (with ethnomedicinal properties) found in Hariyali Devi SG.

Botanical name Vernacular nameFamilyEthnomedicinal property

Ilex dipyrena Wall.KandaraAquifoliaceaeAgriculture implements, fuel, fodder
Alnus nepalensis D.DonUteesBetulaceaeFuel, soil binder
Betula alnoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonBhuja patraBetulaceaeWood, fodder, medicine (rheumatism)
Benthamidia capitata (Wall.) H. HaraBhamoraCornaceaeEdible (fruit), wood/tiber
Cupressus torulosa D.Don ex Lamb.SuraiCupressaceaeWood, medicine (cough, cold, and bronchitis)
Lyonia ovalifolia (Wall.) DrudeAnyarEricaceaeFuel, medicine (wounds and boils)
Rhododendron arboreum Sm. BuransEricaceaeFuel, edible flowers, medicinal (headache, diarrhea, and dysentery)
Quercus floribunda Lind. ex A. CamusTilonjFagaceaeTimber, fodder, fuel
Quercus leucotrichophora A. CamusBanjFagaceaeTimber, fodder, fuel
Quercus semecarpifolia Sm.KharsuFagaceaeFuel/timber and fodder
Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.PangarHippocastanaceaeFuel, fodder, medicine (rheumatism)
Juglans regia L.AkhrotJuglandaceaeEdible fruit, dye, medicine (antiseptic, astringent)
Lindera pulcherrima (Nees) Hook. f.CheriLauraceaeWood/fuel, manure
Persea gamblei (King ex Hook. f.) Kosterm.KauwlaLauraceaeAgricultural implements/fuel
Myrica esculenta Buch.-Ham. ex D.DonKaphalMyricaceaeEdible fruit, medicine (cough, fever, and asthma)
Abies spectabilis (D.Don) Spach.MorindaPinaceaeTimber/fuel, medicine (fever and antiseptic)
Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss.Rai, sprucePinaceaeWood/timber, medicine (cuts and sores)
Pinus wallichiana A. B Jacks.KailPinaceaeFuel, paint, medicine (antiseptic)
Prunus cornuta (Wall. ex Royle) Steud.JammaRosaceaeFuel, fodder, medicine (antipyretic)
Pyrus pashia Buch-Ham. ex D.DonMehalRosaceaeFuel, fodder, edible, medicine (diabetes)