Abstract
An ethnobotanical study was conducted in the Uttarakhand state of India, through questionnaire survey, to investigate various plant species and their parts used for making chutney- a special spicy condiment made of fruits or vegetables. Thirty eight plant species belonging to 19 families were documented during the survey. Polygonaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae were the most dominant families in terms of use of number of species for making chutney. The fruits of majority of such species were used for this purpose, followed by flowers and leaves. Apart from making chutney, these species were also used for treatment of over 32 types of ailments, including indigestion, blood purification, cough and toothache. Most of the species were collected from the wild. Of the 38 species Rheum webbianum and Berberis asiatica are endangered.
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The survey documented 38 plant species from 19 families used for chutney.
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e0“Thirty eight plant species belonging to 19 families were documented during the survey”
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Polygonaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae were the most represented families for chutney use.
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e0“Polygonaceae, Rosaceae and Rutaceae were the most dominant families in terms of use of number of species for making chutney”
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Fruits were the most commonly used organs, followed by flowers and leaves.
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e0“The fruits of majority of such species were used for this purpose, followed by flowers and leaves”
t0“species”
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The species were also used to treat more than 32 kinds of ailment.
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e0“these species were also used for treatment of over 32 types of ailments”
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Most chutney species were collected from the wild.
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e0“Most of the species were collected from the wild”
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Rheum webbianum was identified as endangered.
- Taxon
- Rheum webbianum
Rheum webbianume0 - Outcome
- endangerede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Of the 38 species Rheum webbianum and Berberis asiatica are endangered”
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Berberis asiatica was identified as endangered.
- Taxon
- Berberis asiatica
Berberis asiaticae0 - Outcome
- endangerede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Of the 38 species Rheum webbianum and Berberis asiatica are endangered”