Published July 16, 2022
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Some common medicinal lianas of India
Authors/Creators
- 1. Research for Ayurveda (CCRAS), Jhansi, UP, India
- 2. Department of Botany, Sripat Singh College, Jiaganj, Murshidaabad, India
- 3. Department of Biosciences, Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan, India
- 4. Department of Botany, Government College Jawalaji, Jawalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh, India
- 5. Biodiversity and Conservation Lab., Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha
Description
Lianas are abundantly available around the world. They are an indicator for healthy forest as they help in regeneration of forest, carbon sequestration, in understanding environmental and climatic changes. They play a vital role in forest ecosystems. They provide food for human beings and wildlife as well as used for medicinal purposes but lack of scientific knowledge is observed. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been to enumerate the common lianas of India to bring attention towards their importance. The chapter also highlights the medicinal values of some common lianas of the country.