scholarly journals Wild Edible Plants Consumed by Rural Communities in District Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 05 (02) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Edible Plants

scholarly journals Traditional knowledge and ways of consumption of wild edible plants by rural communities of Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh (India)

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinku Jhamta ◽  
Richa Puri ◽  
Manohar Lal Sharma ◽  
Sana Khan ◽  
Harsimran Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Local People ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Wild Edible Plant ◽  
Fidelity Level ◽  
Edible Plant ◽  
Rural Appraisal

Wild edible plants are used as a source of food by local people where they still rely on natural resources to meet their daily needs. The study was conducted in the rural communities of the Shimla district to document wild edible plants and their edible uses known to local people. The study documented 103 wild edible plant species belonging to 75 genera and 46 families. Rosaceae is the most dominant family with 18 species occupying 17 % of the total use reports. Of the reported plants 43% were used as fruits, 42% as vegetables and remaining have used as juice, gums, spices and condiments. As many as 74 ways of consumption methods shows a Fidelity level (FL) of more than 80%. The use category of vegetables shows highest degree of consensus factor followed by fruit category. Horticultural land expansion is the major threat to the natural habitat of wild edible plants followed by overgrazing. Field visits to various villages in 16 regions of the study area were carried out in different phases from May 2015- September 2018. A total of 102 informants were involved in field investigation and a semi-structured questionnaires and participatory rural appraisal method were used to analyze and study the traditional wild edible plants.

scholarly journals Diversity and potential contribution of wild edible plants to sustainable food security in North Wollo, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hassen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Preference Ranking ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
North Wollo

Hassen A. 2021. Diversity and potential contribution of wild edible plants to sustainable food security in North Wollo, Ethiopia. Biodiversitas 22: 2501-2510. Rural communities in different parts of the world use WEPs as supplementary food to increase dietary diversity. The findings of this study showed that 40.7% of the participants were food insecure in the study area. They are significantly dependent on WEPs when sudden drought exists. There were no significant studies conducted about ethnobotany in the study area. Therefore, this study was the first attempt to survey the perception of local people towards the potential resources of WEPs for sustainable food security, and conservation and management trends in North Wollo. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews (135 participants), tour-guided field observation, and focus group discussion (45 participants) to get relevant and adequate data. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and preference ranking were used to analyze and interpret the quantitative data. A total of 66 locally available WEPs belong to 30 families found in the study area. Respondents’ preference revealed that O. ficus-indica, Z.spina-christ, C. spinarum, F. sur, and U. sinesis were ranked first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively. Hence, this study will provide relevant information for policy-makers and managers to combat food insecurity in the study area.

Wild Edible Plants Traditionally Collected and Used in Southern Yemen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Al-Fatimi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Other World

Abstract Background: The local wild edible plants (WFPs) are still used traditionally in the rural communities in Yemen but this traditional knowledge is still undocumented and has been never reported before. Therefore, this study is the first ethnobotanical survey on WFPs conducted in Yemen.Methods: This study is based on two field surveys made between 1988 and1992 and between 2014 and 2016 to document the wild plants used as edible by local indigenous peoples in 15 districts belongs to six governorates, in southern Yemen. Information data were collected by oral face-to-face interviews from 250 informants. Percentage of citation were calculate for each species.Results: A total of 58 plant species belong to 37 genera and 21 families are reported as wild edible plants consumed in southern Yemen. Apocynaceae was the dominant plant family with 18 species followed by Asteraceae (6), and Malvaceae (5). The most widely used edible parts are stem, leaf and fruit with more than 17 species for each. Herbs were reported as the most important sources (31 species), followed by shrubs (16) and trees (9). Most of reported wild edibles (48 species parts) are consumed in raw form; only 12 of them are cooked. Seven wild edible plants were collected in dry season, 16 species throughout the year, and 38 in rainy season. In this study, 58 wild plants were reported for the first time as food in Yemen. Comparing the southern Yemeni findings to those from other world countries, 12 of them are eaten only in southern Yemen, while 46 are consumed in different world countries practically in East Africa. Conclusions: The results data reflects the strong relationship between the local peoples and the wild plants and the valuable knowledge of the uses of wild species as potential sources for traditional food. The use of these wild plants is attributed to food shortage, nutritional values, and local cultural tradition. This study preserves the oral traditional knowledge of the local wild plants used as food and/or nutraceutical sources for human in the future instead their losing at risk of time, immigration and wars.

scholarly journals Exploration of Wild Edible Plants Used as Food by Gaddis-A Tribal Community of the Western Himalaya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Arti Thakur ◽  
Somvir Singh ◽  
Sunil Puri
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Western Himalaya ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Western Himalayas ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Edible Species ◽  
Morchella Esculenta

A survey of wild edible plants of Gaddi tribes of Himachal Pradesh was carried out in Chamba and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh located in Western Himalayas. The inhabitants subsisted primarily on pastoralism and agriculture and have traditional knowledge on wild edible plants. A total of 49 edible plants belonging to 24 families were recorded in the study area. These were commonly used as vegetables, fruits, spices, and chutney. Nearly half of the species belong to Polygonaceae and Rosaceae families. Herbs, shrubs, climbers, and trees form the habit of these plants. The highest proportion of edible species were herbs (29) followed by trees (10), shrubs (8), climber (1), and Morchella esculenta (fungi) (1).

Wild Edible Plant Diversity in Pinus gerardiana Wall. ex D. Don Forests of Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20
Author(s):  
Joginder Singh ◽  
A. Rajasekaran ◽  
A. Negi ◽  
Vijender Panwar
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Himachal Pradesh ◽  
Market Potential ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Wild Edible Plant ◽  
Edible Plant ◽  
Elaeagnus Umbellata ◽  
Pinus Gerardiana

Wild edible plant species diversity in Pinus gerardiana forests of district Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh was assessed following quadrat method using stratified random sampling. A total of 55 plant species comprising of five trees, 21 shrubs and 29 herb species have been recorded in the study area. Out of the total recorded plant species, 54.55 per cent were edible and 45.45 per cent were non-edible. Among trees, P. gerardiana was recorded with the highest density of 206.77 trees/ha, basal area of 22.43 m2/ha and IVI value of 252.81. Among edible shrubs a rarely used plant, Daphne oleoides was the most dominant species with highest density (0.21 bushes/9m2), frequency (21.23%) and IVI (71.55). In case of herbs, Thymus serphyllum had the highest density of 2.91 individuals/m2, frequency (12.04%) and IVI (31.57). During the present study, it has been observed that the P. gerardiana is an important commercial tree species exploited for its edible nuts. However due to over-exploitation, grazing, habitat degradation and other biotic threats its natural regeneration is dwindling. Besides this important natural resource, other species viz., Prunus persica, Berberis aristata, Elaeagnus umbellata, Chenopodium album, Pyhtolacca acinosa etc., also have market potential, however adequate emphasis has not been laid on their propagation and conservation. The results also revealed that many wild species are under growing pressures from various anthropogenic factors. Therefore, it is suggested that large-scale awareness programmes on wild edible plants should be initiated and these species should be included in the forestry/rural plantation programmes. Further, propagation plan needs to be developed on important wild edible plant species and people should be encouraged to grow these wild edible plants of commercial importance which will reduce the pressure on the wild populations growing in the forest areas.

scholarly journals A review on diversity, conservation and nutrition of wild edible fruits

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 2346-2353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumit Chakravarty ◽  
Karma D. Bhutia ◽  
C. P. Suresh ◽  
Gopal Shukla ◽  
Nazir A. Pala
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wild Edible Fruits

The United Nations adopted the Millennium Declaration of September 2009 to improve the global living conditions through reducing poverty and hunger. However, considerable numbers of people are still living in utter penury and are deprived of a dignified living. In such tough circumstances nature’s free gift in the form of wild edible foods are benefiting the vulnerable and dependent communities. Wild edible plants (WEPs) are the species those are neither cultivated nor domesticated however are available in their wild natural habitat and used as sources of these plants have played a significant role in the development and civilization of human history throughout the ages and globe. These wild edible plants have played a significant role in supplying food and nutritional requirements of poor communities in many rural parts of the world. These wild edibles can be popularized only when they are comparedfor their nutritional and health benefits with major or widely used cultivated plants. The social, cultural, religious, and belief system of the rural communities are incomplete without these wild edible plants. Domestication of these wild edible plants can increase their use and their conservation as well. The present review paper has described the wild edible plants in context of their diversity, traditional knowledge, conservation practices and nutritional composition from the available secondary literature. Authors feel there is still scope to incorporate more contextual variables for explaining more variations embedded with local people’s perception on values and usage of these wild edible fruits.

scholarly journals Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Haile Tesfaye Duguma
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Bioactive Compound ◽  
Consumer Perception ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Wild Edible Plants ◽  
Edible Plants ◽  
Edible Plant ◽  
Nutritious Food ◽  
The World ◽  
Alternative Sources

The scarcity, high cost, and unreliable supply of healthy food in developing countries have resulted in the search for cheap and alternative sources of healthy and nutritious food. Wild edible plants (WEPs) are one of the alternative sources of healthy and nutritious food, and they are crucially important in supporting the global food basket in all parts of the world in general and in sub-Saharan Africa in particular. These wild edible plants have played a significant role in supplying food and nutritional requirements and increasing the health status of poor communities in many rural parts of the world. In Ethiopia, rural communities use wild edible plants as a means of survival especially during times of drought and famine and during other forms calamities and crises. Wild edible plants have high nutritional content, including proteins, vitamin B2, and vitamin C, which can be used as alternatives to conventional plant-based human diets. The available literature has revealed that some wild edible plants also have medicinal properties. Even though wild edible plants are important for food security, they are usually overlooked and perceived as food for poor families. This review indicates that fruits are the most commonly used WEPs, both for consumption and medicinal value, and most plant parts are eaten directly in raw forms. This review focuses on the commercial exploitation of wild edible plants as a source of dietary supplements and alternative medicines and as a means to generate income; it also focuses on consumer perception toward wild edible plants in Ethiopia. Despite easy accessibility and availability, the consumption of wild edible plants is challenged by numerous factors. This review suggests that nutrition policies have to promote the utilization of wild edible plants as one pillar of food and nutrition security. Bioactive compound contents and antinutritional factor contents of wild and medicinal plants need further investigation.

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