India is a veritable emporium of herbs. The inhabitants of India knew of the medicinal use of plants from time immemorial. Under the impact of state-sponsored economic development programmes and processes of modernization, the traditional cultures of tribal communities have begun to change. Deforestation and the replacement of natural forests by commercial teak-sal plantations have in many areas reduced the availability of forest produce including vegetables, fruits and meat.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/ethnobiology-ethnomedicine-and-ethnopharmacology-practices-among-three-tribes
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-sahu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/k-sharma
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/j-k-nayak
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/tiger-paper
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribal-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/simlipal-np
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-forest-produce
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbal-medcine
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mayurbhanj