Cultivation of “Badri Berry” (Hippophae salicifolia D. Don) for multiple profit with special reference to natural demographic surveys of Uttarakhand Himalayas
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https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i4.12Keywords:
Sea buckthorn, Badri Berry, Hippophae salicifolia, Pharmaceutical, Super fruit, Demographic Status, Nutritional properties, Soil ConservationAbstract
Sea buckthorn, the “Badri Berry” (Hippophae salicifolia D. Don) of Uttarakhand, is an important medicinal plant that is grown naturally in extremely cold conditions in cold desert areas of this Himalayan state. The plant has high medicinal importance but was unknown to the general public till the recent past. With general awareness of its modern traits recently, it has gained global attention due to its nutritional and therapeutic properties. It is one of the most important underutilized plants at high altitudes in the cold desert region of the Himalayas, including J&K, Himachal, and Uttarakhand. It has immense industrial, medicinal, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical importance and has a lot of potential as a bio-resource for land reclamation because of its ability to bind soil, provide rapid surface cover, fix nitrogen, and endure cold and drought. However, research on sea buckthorn is still limited due to recent awareness among people in general. This brief review and research data summarize the demographic status, economic potential, multiple uses, and properties, consequently, which may lead to its large-scale conservation, cultivation, and utilization within the state and country. Sea buckthorn, which will give momentum to recognize it as an exceptional plant in the state of Uttarakhand.
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