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Title: The High Altitude Ethnobotany of the Rolwaling Sherpas
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Janice Sacherer
One Sentence Summary: The article is based on the botanical collection made by the author in Rolwaling and covers the high altitude ethnobotany of the Rolwaling Sherpas.

Description: The article is based on the botanical collection, particularly medicinal plants and poisons, made by the author in Rolwaling and covers the high altitude ethno-botany of the Rolwaling Sherpas. Around 297 different species of plants were identified from this altitude zone, and the local Sherpas had names for about 150. In the article, medicinal plants and poisons have been grouped together in a classification because they are grouped together by the Sherpas as well. The article concludes that the ethno-botany of the Rolwaling Sherpas is a rich one. The author claims that utilization of the natural resources and their management will lead to economic development. The plants are listed in a table as edible, medicinal, etc., with their family, scientific name, and local names. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-01-17)
Publisher Place: Kirtipur, Nepal
Publisher: Center for Nepal and Asian Studies
Normalized publisher place: Kathmandu
Publisher country: Nepal
Publisher URL: http://www.cnastu.org.np/
Published Date: 1979-06
URL: http://www.thlib.org/static/reprints/contributions/CNAS_06_02_05.pdf
Subject: Sherpas
Tibetan Medicine
Classification: Tibetan and Himalayan -- Journals -- Journals Focused on Regions -- Nepal -- Contributions to Nepalese Studies -- (1979) Vol. 6, no. 2
Cultural Coverage: Nepal
Tibet
Language: English
Source: Contributions to Nepalese Studies
Source Editor: Dor Bahadur Bista
Source Type: Journal
Source Volume: 6
Source Number: 2
Source Page Numbers: 45-64
ISBN/ISSN: 3767574

Means of availability: Available online as a PDF within the Tibetan & Himalayan Library's bibliographic database.
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Resource Type: Article
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Date Last Modified: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
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