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During different Distribution Patterns, most of the medicinal plants were found

uniformly distributed with the highest density recorded during Polygon and the highest
diversity recorded during Polygon as patchy. Very few occurrences were recorded as

sporadic during both the polygon and systematic line transects methods.

Aerial Parts Bulb Flower Fruits
Leave Rhizome Roots Seeds
Seeds, fruits &roots WholePart
Saxifragaceae 2 2 2 15
Papaveraceae 8 3 10
Primulaceae 19 4
Gentianaceae 7 3 11 11
Family Polygonaceae 21 6
Lamiaceae

Apiaceae 21 3 11 7 11 5 9 4 8 9
Rosaceae 8 3 5 2 2 6 1 8
Ranunculaceae 14 21 7 6 4 10
Orobanchaceae 32 2 6 2 6
Asteraceae 50 10 14 4 4 23
0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Figure 16: Family with the highest record of the parts used

Amongst different parts of the medicinal plants used the Aerial Parts and Whole

Part were recorded to be the highest part of the medicinal plants used with the highest
count in Compositae or Asteraceae family followed by Orobanchaceae and Ranunculaceae.

10. Way forward

• Immediate

- Develop an inventory of Traditional Medicinal Resources of Bhutan.
- Establish a baseline and index for the High-Altitude Medicinal Plants of

Bhutan.
- Generate indicators for the management, monitoring and assessment.

- Identify and assign IUCN red list code to the prioritised species.
- Develop a medicinal resources management plan, strategies and guidelines.

- Review TM Formulary and Essential Drug List.
- Conduct sensitization and advocacy programmes.

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