A study of the medicinal plants and knowledge of diseases was conducted in Bhotiya tribal communities in the
Niti valley of Alaknanda catchment in Central Himalaya.
Indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers about
plants used for medicinal purposes was collected through
questionnaire and interviews. Eighty-six plant species
were identified as being used for treatment of 37 common
ailments. The methods and application of uses of these
plants varies and was based on the nature of disease.