A dimension within Herbal Remedies & Forest
This theme focuses on the utilization of forest products like seeds and herbs, including herbal medicine, and the urgency of action.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
In remote mountain forests, a community navigates daily life, preserving ancient crops and adapting cultural traditions amidst evolving times.
Faced with the loss of their natural forest, a community took action to plant a new one specifically for medicinal herbs.
Community members in Kandhamal utilize government loans to trade in indigenous forest products, strengthening their local economy.
In Sundargarh, women advocate for the preservation of ancestral foods, traditional culture, and economic empowerment through self-sufficiency and community support.
Four Tendu honey herbs from the forest, the solution is late.
— Kekti Tekam
Mahuwa seeds, herbs, Pohri, and Putu Lakh are brought from the forest.
— Kekti Tekam
Herbs of the forest
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
From the forest, we bring four Tendu fruits, Amla, Jamun, and wood and bamboo for burning.
— Kekti Tekam
Listeners bring greens, wood, Pohri, and pootu from the forest.
— Kekti Tekam
From the forest, we bring mahua and mahua seeds.
— Kekti Tekam
Traditional medicinal remedies are being prepared for obtaining by searching for medicinal herbs, fruits, roots, and other medicinal items from the forest.
— Padmalochan Majhi · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
Forest herbs
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The things found in the forest are fruits and roots, such as Kendu, Char, Mahua, and Amla.
— Laxmi Bagh · Subdega, Sundargarh, Odisha
Forest food collection
— Suna majhi · Kulusingi, Rayagada, Odisha
Vitamin food in the forest. Katukola berries were found. These are Banasula, tea, Kendu.
— Dhananjaya Harpal · Sargigora, Kalahandi, Odisha
Four Kendu, Harada, Aola, Behara and all medicinal items are getting hidden. All those appear invisible in the forest.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
People bring many other types of medicines from the forest that are found in abundance.
— Ram Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Grains, food, and foodstuffs are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
All wild tendu and other medicinal items are remaining hidden; all of them are found in the forest.
— Anupama Mahanand
Grains and other food items are included from the forest.
— Sunita Kumari
Forest-found fruits Hara, Mukaiya, Tendu, Char to be added in PDS.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
The flowers of Harra, Baibeeran, Moosar, Bugli, Surteli, along with honey, tendu, and char, are sold after being brought from the forest. These are sources of income.
— Kekti Tekam
Residents in the forest bushes have a business of various medicinal plants, and they benefit from it for food.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
The edible items found in the forest are Kendu, Chaar, and Mahua, which
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Kasdol, Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Herbal medicine for physical health is found in the forest. We are currently walking/trekking.
— ishwarsabar · East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
We get various types of fruits and roots from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
In the forest, four are found, Kenu is found, Dhanua is found, three dates are also found, and a camera.
— swornalata nayak · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
We can use muIdim found in the forest as traditional medicine.
— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha
Here we get whatever honey from the jungle and also get four. After eating all of these, we...
— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha
We are getting all kinds of seasonal produce from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Lamingi, Rayagada, Odisha
I am going to the forest and collecting Kanda mushroom, medicinal type plants from the forest, bringing them, and using them.
— biswanath sahoo
We get various greens and various fruits from the forest.
— Laba Kumar sabar · Bada Baridi, Rayagada, Odisha
Dates, Amla, Haritaki, and Mahua, which were hidden in the forest, are all remaining hidden. Therefore, wherever we found them, we collected and kept them.
— Anupama Mahanand
Forest food
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Various types of forest roots, millets, Wild leaf and Mahua products to be provided with PDS to students.
— Saroj Kumar Suna
Forest Food
— Abhimaneu Sabar
Traditionally, we obtain medicinal products from the natural forest, various types of Hadi, Kandha, Banakandha, different kinds of leaves, brooms, and other such diverse things, as well as our traditional drinks.
— Mishra · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha
We get treatment from the forest.
— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh
Wild edible foods: Tendu, Chironji, Amla, Ber, Almond.
— Vijay Kumar bhardwaj · Baloda Bazar, Chhattisgarh
Forest herb
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Even now, fruits, flowers, healthy herbs, and medicines from the forest are being used by us, including the tribal community.
— ishwarsabar · Chelema, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
We tribal people bring herbs from the forest to treat many diseases, for the well-being of people.
— Ram Maravi · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
Traditionally, we used to use various types of medicinal properties from the forest.
— Suna majhi
The four mahua and tendu trees that were found in the forest have all been destroyed in this. They need to be saved, along with the resin.
— Babulal Ayam · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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