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The widening panorama of ethnobotany in India

S. Jain

Published 2019 in The Journal of Indian Botanical Society

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Though Ethnobotany was almost unheard word in India in middle of last century yet it deals with study of traditional and indigenous knowledge about man-plant relationships which exist since birth of man on this earth. Fragmentary or sometimes reasonably detailed indications of that relationship exist on archeological sites. Earliest documented knowledge about these relationships can be found in Vedas. The term Ethnobotany was coined by J. W. Hershberger in 1895. The paper gives overview of six decades journey of in a way newly borne discipline of Ethnobotany in India to its not only national importance and relevance but to a noticeable extent, impact on global ethnobotany. Mention has been made of self learning about the subject by the author holding several training courses and workshops on the subject in different parts of the country, an All India Coordinated Project on the subject, international collaborations, inclusion of subject at UG and PG level in Universities and its inclusion in thrust areas of research by various funding agencies and mention has been made of notable publications like dictionaries and several bibliographies on the subject and eventually showing the wide horizons and prospect of the subject in future.

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