Research Article

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

Table 3

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

Botanical nameVernacular nameFamilyEthnomedicinal property

Hedera nepalensis (K. Koch)LaguliAraliaceaeMedicinal (expectorant, whooping cough)
Berberis asiatica Roxb.KilmoraBerberidaceaeFuel/fodder and medicinal (ophthalmic, conjunctivitis, and gastritis)
Sarcococca saligna (D.Don) Mull. Arg.PiruliBuxaceaeSticks, soil binder, medicinal (joint pains and fever)
Abelia triflora R. Br.GogtiCaprifolaceaeWalking sticks, fodder
Lonicera quinquelocularis Hard.TaknoiCaprifolaceaeEdible, walking sticks
Viburnum cordifolium Wall. ex DC.Bhatnoi, guyaCaprifolaceaeEdible fruits, medicinal (against menorrhagia-excessive menstruation)
Elaeagnus parvifolia Wall. ex RoyleGiwain, kanalElaeagnaceaeMedicine (treatment of bloody dysentery, cardiac tonic, cough, treatment of afflictions of lungs, cancer treatment), edible fruits, fodder
Indigofera heterantha Wall. ex BrandisSakinaFabaceaeMedicinal (burns, skin diseases, and ulcers), fodder, edible
Desmodium elegans DC.ChamaliFagaceaeMedicine (antipyretic, vomiting)
Deutzia compacta Craib.MhujvarHydrangeaceaeMedicinal (diuretic)
Elsholtzia fruticosa (D.Don) RehderPothiLamiaceaeMedicinal (abdominal pain and nausea)
Zanthoxylum armatum DC.TimurRutaceaeMedicinal (toothache)
Myrsine africana L.ChupraMyricaceaeMedicinal (anthelmintic, antispasmodic, skin infections)
Boenninghausenia albiflora (Hook.) Rchb. ex Meisn.PishumarRutaceaeMedicinal (treatment of malaria, headache, treatment of scabies)
Rhamnus virgatus Roxb.ChentuliRhamnaceaeFuel, medicinal (eczema and ringworms)
Rosa brunonii Lindl.KunjaRosaceaeMedicinal (cuts, wounds, and sprains), soil binder
Rosa sericea Lindl.DhurkunjaRosaceaeFodder, edible fruit rich in vitamin C
Rubus foliolosus D.DonKala hisarRosaceaeEdible fruits, medicinal (dysentery and whooping cough)
Spiraea bella SimsKujiRosaceaeMedicinal (wash sores and wounds), brooms
Leptodermis lanceolata Wall.PaderaRubiaceaeMedicinal (migraines), fodder
Randia tetrasperma (Wall. ex Roxb.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex BrandisKamoliRubiaceaeFuel, walking sticks, medicinal (astringent, diuretic, and diarrhea)
Skimmia anquetilia Tayl. & Airy ShawNairpattiRutaceaeAgricultural use, sticks, medicinal (treatment of headache and smallpox)
Debregeasia longifolia (Burm. F.)Wedd.TusaraUrticaceaeFodder, used for making ropes, medicine (treatment of scabies)