Zanthoxylum Acanthopodium DC. (Rutaceae) - A Favourable Ethnomedicinal Fruit for The Local Inhabitants of Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, India - Juniper Publishers

Zanthoxylum Acanthopodium DC. (Rutaceae) - A Favourable Ethnomedicinal Fruit for The Local Inhabitants of Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, India in Juniper in Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative Healthcare

Present paper deals with the ethnomedicinal fruit Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC. Rutaceae, used by the local inhabitants of Darjeeling Himalaya of West Bengal, India. Local inhabitants of the regions are Lepcha, Sherpa, Bhutia, Tamang, Limbu or Subba, Bhujel or Khawas, Sunuwar or Mukhia, Rai, Thapa or Manger, Chettri, Bahun or Sharma, Newar or Pradhan, Kami, Damai, Sherki etc. Zanthoxylum acanthopodiu DC. is sparsely found in the sloppy, barren and forest lands within an altitudinal range 1200-2800m. Plant pricky woody shrub, flowering in the month of April and persist till May and fruit in June to October. It was observed that mature fruits are edible in the form of pickle and used in case of gastritis. Some fruits available in the market and people with taste of it buy this fruit at any cost annually. They keep it in the form of pickle to eat later.

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