Some local initiatives and residents are striving to preserve these plants and the traditional knowledge on how to use them.

Picrorhiza kurroa (kutki) herb: Ayurveda has a solution to every problem, as it has many herbs to maintain your overall health. One such herb is Kutki; it is a Himalayan herb. Kutki is used for weight ...

Dehradun, Jun 17 (PTI) A man was held in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand with 370 gm of ‘Kirajadi’, a rare Himalayan herb worth Rs seven lakh in the international market. Mahendra Singh was arrested ...

In a major scientific breakthrough, researchers from Delhi Technological University (DTU) have identified powerful anti-cancer properties in a Himalayan tuber, Dioscorea deltoidea, offering fresh hope ...

Since ancient times, a variety of wild and cultivated plants have been used as healing agents. Aromatic herbs have played an important part in the lives of Himalayan tribes, providing forest products ...

CHAMOLI (UTTARAKHAND) : As snow starts melting in the upper reaches of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and nearby areas in the first week of May, the hunt for the “treasure” begins.Groups of people, mostly ...

Among all the coronaviruses that can infect humans, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is the virus responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has ...

After animal hides and narcotics, smugglers now seem to have exotic herbs on their list of profitable contrabands, judging by the arrest of a suspended Tripura State Rifles constable and a Military ...

Bhim’s as tall standing as I am sitting, but he’s stocky, fit-looking, and confident. He’s wearing a Nepalese-style cap, with a little replica of two crossed knives on the front. Oh, right. Ghurka.

CHAMOLI (UTTARAKHAND):As snow starts melting in the upper reaches of Chamoli, Pithoragarh and nearby areas in the first week of May, the hunt for the “treasure” begins.Groups of people, mostly ...