Traditional Medicinal Plants for Bone Mending from Sikkim

Mukunda Anuj Sharma compiled a list of plants used by traditional healers in Sikkim for bone mending. The dataset is stored in a 13.5 KB XLS file and was last updated on April 15, 2026. It is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Cataloging medicinal plant species based on their traditional use for bone healing.
• Cross-referencing traditional knowledge with scientific literature based on plant names.
• Analyzing regional ethnobotanical practices based on the geographic focus on Sikkim.

Strengths

• Dataset is small (13.5 KB), making it easy to download and inspect.
• Has a clear, specific focus on plants for bone mending in a defined region.
• Uses an open CC-BY-4.0 license, allowing for reuse and redistribution.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Mukunda Anuj Sharma

Collection Method

Likely compiled from fieldwork or interviews with traditional healers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 18:07:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sikkim, India