| BP | British Pharmacopoeia |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| CAI | cultural agreement index |
| CBD | convention on biological diversity |
| CI | cultural importance index |
| CII | cultural importance index |
| CPI | conservation priority index |
| CR | citation richness |
| DA | degree of attention |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| EI | ethnobotanicity index |
| EVP | ethnoveterinary practices |
| FAO | Food and Agricultural Organization |
| FL | fidelity level |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICAR | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| IJTK | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge |
| IP | Indian Pharmacopoeia |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| IVI | importance value index |
| LCPI | local conservation priority index |
| NBPGR | National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources |
| NE | north eastern |
| NER | north eastern region |
| NIDDM | non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus |
| NTFP | non-timber forest produce |
| PRA | participatory rural appraisal |
| QUAV | quality use agreement value |
| QUV | quality use value |
| RD | relative density |
| RFC | relative frequency of citation |
| RI | relative importance index |
| RRA | rapid rural appraisal |
| SOC | soil organic carbon |
| SQI | soil quality index |
| STZ | streptozotocin |
| TBGRI | Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute |
| TKDL | Traditional Knowledge Digital Library |
| USP | United States Pharmacopoeia |
| UV | use value |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WII | Wildlife Institute of India |