Medicinal flora in Gurung Community, Manaslu conservation area (Gorkha, Gandari Province, Nepal)
Bhandari S., Bhandari T.P.
Letter to the Editor:
To the Editor,
Sir,
We studied the Medicinal flora in Gurung Community, Manaslu conservation area (Gorkha, Gandari Province, Nepal). Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) located in the mountainous region of northern Gorkha district of Gandaki province in Nepal (Appendix I). MCA is the third and youngest of its kind, succeeding in the Annapurna Conservation Area (established in 1985) and the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (established in 1997). It was established on 28th December 1998 under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act of Nepal, 2029 B.S with an area of 1663 sq. km. which encompasses seven rural municipalities. The geographic extension is between 28̊ 21' to 28̊ 45' North latitude and 84̊ 30' to 85̊ 12' East longitude. Its elevation spans significant variations from 1400 meters at Jagat
to the summit of Mount Manaslu at 8163 meters. The MCA shares its borders with the Tibetan plateau of China to the north, the Langtang National Park to the east, the Annapurna Conservation Area to the west and the central part of Gorkha district to the south (MOP-CAMC, 2019).
The process of obtaining prior informed consent in the selected study area was involved discussing with MCAP members based on most ethnobotanical data collection (Alexiades, 1996). The key informants viz family head, village
authorities, leaders, local officials, collectors were interviewed through semistructured interviews including both small groups of people and individuals. The plants were identified in the field mostly through floristic literature (Cullen, 2006)
and comparing photographs of the plants (KEW and KATH) as well as with the help of experts. We found several species (appendix II). Some of these could be examined further for the development of local OTC products.
The authors are thankful to Manaslu Conservation Area Project, Gorkha, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Forest staff member, and local communities for giving us an opportunity to pursue this research and for providing NTNC-MCAP project financial support for the research.
Bhandari S., Bhandari T.P.
Letter to the Editor:
To the Editor,
Sir,
We studied the Medicinal flora in Gurung Community, Manaslu conservation area (Gorkha, Gandari Province, Nepal). Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) located in the mountainous region of northern Gorkha district of Gandaki province in Nepal (Appendix I). MCA is the third and youngest of its kind, succeeding in the Annapurna Conservation Area (established in 1985) and the Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (established in 1997). It was established on 28th December 1998 under the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act of Nepal, 2029 B.S with an area of 1663 sq. km. which encompasses seven rural municipalities. The geographic extension is between 28̊ 21' to 28̊ 45' North latitude and 84̊ 30' to 85̊ 12' East longitude. Its elevation spans significant variations from 1400 meters at Jagat
to the summit of Mount Manaslu at 8163 meters. The MCA shares its borders with the Tibetan plateau of China to the north, the Langtang National Park to the east, the Annapurna Conservation Area to the west and the central part of Gorkha district to the south (MOP-CAMC, 2019).
The process of obtaining prior informed consent in the selected study area was involved discussing with MCAP members based on most ethnobotanical data collection (Alexiades, 1996). The key informants viz family head, village
authorities, leaders, local officials, collectors were interviewed through semistructured interviews including both small groups of people and individuals. The plants were identified in the field mostly through floristic literature (Cullen, 2006)
and comparing photographs of the plants (KEW and KATH) as well as with the help of experts. We found several species (appendix II). Some of these could be examined further for the development of local OTC products.
The authors are thankful to Manaslu Conservation Area Project, Gorkha, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Forest staff member, and local communities for giving us an opportunity to pursue this research and for providing NTNC-MCAP project financial support for the research.
