Ethonomedicinal practice at mustang

Location
It is located in the trans-himalayan zone , in the mid western development
region of the north central Nepal. It is bounded by the south by myagdi, to the
west by the dolpa , east by the manang and the north by the tibetian autonomus
region of the people republic of the china .

The reason for choosing the mustang for the ethonomedicinal study are given as
below

 Mustang is rich in the diversity of the various medicinally important plant.

 The societies (communities ) posses rich traditional knowledge i.e
traditional diversity
 There is a culture of tradition in which healers or knowledgeable persons
(amchi) transmits their traditional knowledge generation to generation
usually through apprentices .

Some of the ethonomedicinal plants are noted as below

S.N Local name Scientific name Uses

1. Stout alpine Allium  Helps in reduce the blood
onion caroinianum cholesterol level
 Acts as a tonic to digestive
system

2. Jimbur Allium wallichi  Used for the economical and

neutraceutical benefit such as
dysentery ,cold, cough, itching
 To remove the maggots from
 wound
 Leech removers
3. Apricot Prunus  Usedto treat the asthma ,
aremeniaca constipation , infertility .
4. Aconite Aconitum  Pain relief
orochryseum  Used to treat the rheumatism,
migraine .
5. yarshagumbha Cordyceps  Improves the immunity by
sinensis stimulating the immune
system
 It also fight against the cancer
cells

6. Panchaule Dactylorhiza  Helps in reducing the stress

hatagirea level

7. kutki Neopicorhiza  Anti-

scrophulariifora atherosclerotic ,antidiabetic ,a
nti-inflammatory,
antimicrobial , antimalarial ,
hepatoprotective and anti
oxidative .

Amchi medicine: Traditional medicine system

Amchi medicine is generally known as the Tibetan
medicine. It is a ancient healing method which uses
holistic and spiritual approach for the treatment of
diseases. The term Amchi was derived from the Tibetan
word meaning “ Doctor” and “ Physician”. It is a old
traditional medicine used on the Himalayas for centuries
whose knowledge was passed down from generations
through apprentice. Different diagnostic approaches
were seen in Amchi which follows the principle that
every disease is unique and should have it’s own unique
approach. Preparation of drugs were commonly seen in
the form of decoction, powder, pill, paste and
concentrate. In Amchi medicine, doses of medicine is
also well calculated on the basis of weight, age, height,
sex, etc which results limiting in adverse drug effect and
create a optimum and safe drug actio

n.