How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.
1 · Define.Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their uses through the traditional knowledge of local people. The term was coined by Harshberger (1895).
2 · Write the importance.
Records traditional uses before they are lost
Leads to new medicines
Gives new sources of food, fibre and dyes
Helps conserve plants
3 · Give an example. The Kani tribe's arogyapacha led to the herbal drug Jeevani.
4 · Link to daily life. Neem twigs as a toothbrush and tulsi for cough are traditional uses.
5 · Close in one line. Ethnobotany joins traditional wisdom with modern science.
Scoring tip: Give at least two Indian plants with their uses.
