Biology, Uses and Conservation
of Trillium govanianum
Harsh K. Chauhan, Indra D. Bhatt and Anil K. Bisht
Abstract Trillium govanianum is an endemic medicinal herb of the Himalayan
region. Recently explored active constituents and their pharmacological activities
from the species are of prime importance. Its range of distribution is highly specific
in Indian Himalayas. Collection of its rhizome has become one of the significant commercial activity in the Indian Himalayas. However, the collection of the species is
unsustainable. Understanding the socio-ecological dynamics of a species and carving
out the prospects for its sustainable use is a difficult task in the Himalayas. Effective conservation strategies are needed to conserve the species while maintaining
community incomes. The present chapter provides an overview of the biology, uses
and conservation approaches that can be followed for the sustainable utilization of
T. govanianum in Indian Himalayas.
Keywords Himalaya · Conservation · Medicinal plant · Threatened ·
Propagation · Trade
1 Introduction
Medicinal plants are used worldwide since the time immemorial for curing diseases
and promoting health. More than 25% of the pharmaceutical industries of the world
depend upon the natural plant products for synthesizing various drugs (Schmidt et al.
2008). The demand of the medicinal plants is mainly met through in situ harvesting
which has resulted in the rapid depletion of the wild stocks. This widens the gap
between demand and supply emphasizing on the sustainable utilization and conservation of the economically important medicinal plants. The Indian Himalayas are
H. K. Chauhan · A. K. Bisht
Department of Botany, Kumaun University, D.S.B. Campus, Nainital 263001, India
I. D. Bhatt (B)
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development,
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263643, India
e-mail: id_bhatt@yahoo.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_11
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of Trillium govanianum
Harsh K. Chauhan, Indra D. Bhatt and Anil K. Bisht
Abstract Trillium govanianum is an endemic medicinal herb of the Himalayan
region. Recently explored active constituents and their pharmacological activities
from the species are of prime importance. Its range of distribution is highly specific
in Indian Himalayas. Collection of its rhizome has become one of the significant commercial activity in the Indian Himalayas. However, the collection of the species is
unsustainable. Understanding the socio-ecological dynamics of a species and carving
out the prospects for its sustainable use is a difficult task in the Himalayas. Effective conservation strategies are needed to conserve the species while maintaining
community incomes. The present chapter provides an overview of the biology, uses
and conservation approaches that can be followed for the sustainable utilization of
T. govanianum in Indian Himalayas.
Keywords Himalaya · Conservation · Medicinal plant · Threatened ·
Propagation · Trade
1 Introduction
Medicinal plants are used worldwide since the time immemorial for curing diseases
and promoting health. More than 25% of the pharmaceutical industries of the world
depend upon the natural plant products for synthesizing various drugs (Schmidt et al.
2008). The demand of the medicinal plants is mainly met through in situ harvesting
which has resulted in the rapid depletion of the wild stocks. This widens the gap
between demand and supply emphasizing on the sustainable utilization and conservation of the economically important medicinal plants. The Indian Himalayas are
H. K. Chauhan · A. K. Bisht
Department of Botany, Kumaun University, D.S.B. Campus, Nainital 263001, India
I. D. Bhatt (B)
G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development,
Kosi-Katarmal, Almora 263643, India
e-mail: id_bhatt@yahoo.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
N. Roy et al. (eds.), Socio-economic and Eco-biological Dimensions
in Resource use and Conservation, Environmental Science and Engineering,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32463-6_11
235