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Ethnobotany of the mikirs of India

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The Mikirs living in Karbi-Anglong district in northeastern India depend on the natural plant resources of their neighbouring forests for much of their food, all their medicine, and for other material cultural needs and recreation. They, of course, use many plants in their magico-religious ceremonies. The area has remained botanically and ethnobotanically unexplored until the recent studies were initiated in 1976. Many heretofore unknown or little-known uses of plants have been recorded. However, much remains to be learnt from this region regarding the use of plants for human welfare.

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  1. Botanical Survey of India, Botanic Garden, Howrah, India

    S. K. Jain (Director)

  2. Botanical Survey of India, India

    S. K. Borthakur (Senior Research Fellow)

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Jain, S.K., Borthakur, S.K. Ethnobotany of the mikirs of India. Econ Bot 34, 264–272 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858646

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