An ethnobotanical study was carried out in the West Garo Hills situated in the north-eastern hilly region of India during 2015-2017 to identify and document the wild edible fruits, spices and aquatic plants used by the Garo tribe for their nutraceutical properties. The study area is situated between the latitude 90o30’and 89o40’E and the longitude 26oand 25o 20’ N. It was found that there were 43 wild edible fruit species belonging to 25 families were ethnobotanically significant for the Garo tribes. Of these wild edible fruits, 36 species were trees followed by the five shrubs and two creepers/climbers. It was also observed that the Garo tribe used 19 species of wild edible plants belonging to nine families as spices to enrich their food. Most of the spice plants used by the Garo tribe belong to Zingiberaceae and Rutaceae family. They were grouped under herbs (10 species), shrubs (6 species), trees (2 species) and creepers (1 species). Rhizomes, leaves and flowers/inflorescence were commonly used plant parts. Among the aquatic plants five species were used by the Garo tribe as vegetable, spices and medicines.

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梅加拉亚邦传统上使用的野生食用水果，香料和水生植物的植物学研究

2015-2017年期间，在印度东北丘陵地区的西加罗山进行了一项植物植物学研究，以鉴定和记录加罗部落使用的野生食用水果，香料和水生植物的营养价值。研究区域位于东经90o30'和89o40'之间，北经26o和25o 20'之间。发现有25个科的43种野生食用水果物种对加洛部落具有民族植物学意义。在这些野生的可食用水果中，有36种是树木，其次是5种灌木和2种爬山虎/攀援植物。还观察到，加罗部落使用属于9个科的19种野生食用植物作为香料来丰富其食物。Garo部落使用的大多数香料植物都属于姜科和芸香科。它们分为草药（10种），灌木（6种），树木（2种）和爬山虎（1种）。根茎，叶子和花朵/花序是常用的植物部分。在水生植物中，Garo部落使用了5种作为蔬菜，香料和药品。