Wild edible plants used by indigenous people of Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India

For centuries, the ethnobotanical knowledge of ethnic communities has been a vital source of sustenance and healing, deeply embedded in their cultural practices. Wild edible plants serve as a lifeline in times of scarcity, providing essential nutrients and medicinal properties that have sustained these communities throughout the ages. Present study was conducted in the Lohit and Namsai districts of Arunachal Pradesh. Objective of this work was to survey and documentation of Wild edible plants utilized by the different ethnic communities of the study areas in their daily life. In this study, various plant species utilized by local ethnic communities were collected, and a detailed record of their botanical names, families, local names, and uses was compiled. A total of 58 wild edible plants were analyzed in the present research.