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- Title
Ethno botanical observations from Sitanadi Wild life sanctuary Dhamtari, Chattisgarh, India.
- Authors
Lal, Sohan; Sahu, Maheshwar Singh
- Abstract
Tribal belt of Dhamtari Chhattisgarh is dominant with medicinal plants by large numbers of tribal, rural and urban people. Several tribal communities like Kamar, Gond and Baigas inhibit in the area Ethno botanical surveys had been carried out in forest patches of Sita nadi Wild life sanctuary, Dhamtari district Chhattisgarh from 2014-2015. The paper reports were documented of ethno botanical uses of 64 plant species are described in which different parts of plants are used for different purposes for traditional medicine by people etc. 30 Herb, 20 Trees, 12 Shrub, 02 climbers are reported. Family wise distribution of medicinal plants shows Fabaceae is most dominant families with 5 species each and Apocynaceae was co- dominant family with 4 species. The drugs were found to be extracted from whole plant, root, rhizome, leaves, flower and seed of the plant. The aim of the present survey is to highlight that local people knowledge, role in resource management and focus on the diversity of ethnobotanical plants for future use and provide the framework to aware the people how to use plants to solve different type of problem.
- Publication
International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences, 2016, Vol 7, Issue 9, p5224
- ISSN
0976-7126
- Publication type
Academic Journal