Regional trade of medicinal plants has facilitated the retention of traditional knowledge: case study in Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan

• Main Authors: Muhammad Asad Salim (Author), Sailesh Ranjitkar (Author), Robbie Hart (Author), Tika Khan (Author), Sajid Ali (Author), Chandni Kiran (Author), Asma Parveen (Author), Zahra Batool (Author), Shanila Bano (Author), Jianchu Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The ethnic groups in Gilgit-Baltistan have been utilizing local resources in their centuries-old traditional healing system. Most tribes within these ethnic groups still rely on traditional healing systems. We aim to understand the current status, uses, and abundance of medicinal...