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The medicinal properties of leguminous plants were analyzed in Tarai and Bhawar regions of Kumaun adjacent to Kashipur at 29º 14-43.6 to 29º 19-50.5 N latitude and 79º 03-22.6 to 79º 04-23.2 E longitude at an elevation of 253.4–265.5 meter above the sea level, within the districts of Nainital and Udham Singh Nagar. The present study documents the     ethnomedicinal uses of 25 leguminous plants, which are prevalent in study area along with botanical name, family, vernacular name, habit, plant parts used and mode of ethnomedicinal use.

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Ethnomedicinal plants Leguminous plants Tarai Bhawar

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Joshi, B., Kumar, P., & Pant, S. C. (2011). Traditional use of some leguminous plants in Tarai and Bhawar regions of Kumaun Himalaya, Uttarakhand. Environment Conservation Journal, 12(1&2), 65–67. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2011.121212

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