IMPORTANCE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THE RITUALS OF ASSAM: A STUDY ON THE ECOLOGY OF ASSAM

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Ananya Kashyap

Vol 18, No 3 ( 2023 )   |  Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 21-25   |   Published on: 28-03-2023

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Abstract
In the post human age where everything we get in a single tip, technologies are replacing humans and human emotions but somehow the society is still preserving its ritual by its own kind. Rituals and nature are interconnected just like totemism and animism are still prevalent in our society. In the name of development and globalization we can’t let anyone to destroy the environment, from prehistorical days also it can be studied that how nature was useful to human beings in many ways, medicinal plants are the blessings of the nature as its usefulness has also written in many ayurveda sashtras of India. The broader foodscape of India also can be seen through the different plant ecology related to it.

Keywords:
Medicinal Plants, Rituals, Culture, Ecology, Development

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