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Ethno - Medicine, Folklore And Ipr: A Study Among Seven Villages Of Lakhimpur District, Assam

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There are 47 nos of ethno botanical species (plants) belonging to 40 nos. of family has been collected among the various castes population of Narayanpur areas of Lakhimpur district, Assam. The people of those very communities have been practicing traditional medicine by using different parts of these plants for treatment of various human ailments. The communities inhabiting in the study areas are Brahmin, Gosai, Kalita, Koch, Kaibarta, Keot, Sut, Ahom, Chutia etc. Keyword:Ethno medicinal plants, Folklore, Traditional knowledge and IPR (Intellectual Property rights)
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