Ethnobotanical knowledge is common and important among the tribal people but much of
the information is empirical at best lacking logical validation. A number of ethnic
communities residing in the study area are partially or fully dependent on the forest
resources to meet their requirements. The present study analyses indigenous knowledge
of ethnobotanical plant species and utilization of 68 species belonging to 59 genera under
37 families in day-to-day life of ethnic communities of Kaverpalanchowk district of
central Nepal. The diverse ethnic communities such as tamang, newar, magar, chhetri,
pariyar, biswakarma, and tolange have a good association with plants and their potential
role they use for different purposes; treatment of various ailments, economic and other
values, and worship in different religions and customs. The traditional knowledge on the
utilization of these ethnobotanical plants is widely accepted by these indigenous people.