{"id":270110,"date":"2023-11-20T19:28:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=270110"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:20:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:50:33","slug":"sea-buckthorn-ladakhs-sea-buckthorn-gets-gi-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sea-buckthorn-ladakhs-sea-buckthorn-gets-gi-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea Buckthorn: Ladakh’s sea buckthorn gets GI tag"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article <\/span>\u201cSea Buckthorn: Ladakh’s sea buckthorn gets GI tag\u201d <\/b>published in <\/span>\u201cAIR\u201d on 18th November 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Ladakh’s Sea Buckthorn has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI)<\/a> tag.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Sea Buckthorn?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Specifications\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is it<\/b><\/td>\nIt is a shrub that produces an orange-yellow coloured edible berry.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Found in<\/b><\/td>\nIn India, it is generally found in dry areas such as the cold deserts of Ladakh and Spiti.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Local Names<\/b><\/td>\nIn Ladakh, it is popularly known as the \u2018Wonder Plant\u2019, \u2018Ladakh Gold\u2019, \u2018Golden Bush\u2019, or \u2018Gold Mine\u2019 of cold deserts.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Himachal Pradesh, it is locally called Himalayan chharma.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Medicinal Benefits<\/b><\/td>\n1) <\/span>Used as a medicine for treating stomach, heart, and skin problems.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Rich in vitamins, carotenoids, and omega fatty acids.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) It can also help in acclimatizing to high-altitude.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Ecological Benefits<\/b><\/td>\n1) I<\/span>mportant source of fuelwood and fodder.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) It is a soil-binding plant that prevents soil erosion. Furthermore, it checks siltation in rivers and helps preserve floral biodiversity.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Commercial Benefits<\/b><\/td>\n1) U<\/span>sed in making juices, jams, nutritional capsules among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) It is also used in the manufacturing of cosmetics and anti-ageing products.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> Environment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cSea Buckthorn: Ladakh’s sea buckthorn gets GI tag\u201d published in \u201cAIR\u201d on 18th November 2023 Why in the News? Ladakh’s Sea Buckthorn has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. What is Sea Buckthorn? Specifications\u00a0 Details What is it It is a shrub that produces an orange-yellow… Continue reading Sea Buckthorn: Ladakh’s sea buckthorn gets GI tag<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-270110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":5,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700517584},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=270110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/270110\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=270110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=270110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=270110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}