Table 1 Questionnaire used for the collectors
From: Indigenous knowledge and use of lichens by the lichenophilic communities of the Nepal Himalaya
1 | From where do you collect Jhyauu? |
2 | During which months do you collect these Jhyauu? |
3 | Which family members are involved in collection of Jhyauu? |
4 | What type of forest you prefer to go for the collection? |
5 | What amount do you normally collect in a day? |
6 | How do you collect, dry and store? |
7 | What are the collecting tools? |
8 | What are the uses of Jhyauu? Medicine (veterinary/human health or others) |
9 | How do you prepare medicine and use them? |
10 | What are additional uses? Others – poisonous, edible, rituals, incense, etc. (in details) |
11 | How can we minimize the poisonous nature of Jhyauu so that they can be suitable to eat? (If poisonous and used as medicine) |
12 | Is the available amount of Jhyauu sufficient for your local demand? |
13 | Has the need of Jhyauu increased over the past couple of years? |
14 | Is the amount of easy accessible Jhayuu stable over the years? |
15 | If not, can you compensate the decline of Jhayuu by accessing more remote areas? |
16 | Does quality of Jhyauu matter?, which are the quality criteria other than species? |
17 | Are these Jhyauu occurring widely in your area? Specification: Rare/common/abundant |
18 | Have you marked any type of Jhyauu eaten by animals or used by animals and birds for their nest? |
19 | Do you know about rule and regulation of Jhyauu? |
20 | Others, if any? |