Ethanomedicinal Studies Of Forests Of Dhamtari District Of Chhatisgarh

Abstract

Every plant has some use, but some plants are very important from the point of view of traditional medicinal utility. The main intent of the present study is to gather complete information about the diversity of medicinal plants found in forest regions of the Dhamtari district. The forest cover of Dhamtari region has a hilly terrain, a wild enclosure that is suited to the diversity of medicinal plants. In this study, the medicinal plants found there are listed along with their scientific name, local name, family, habit, parts used, and related traditional knowledge as told by the local tribes living there. Total 71 medicinal plant species with 60 genera distributed among 38 families were identified, following taxonomic literature and standard methods. Fabaceae family registered as the largest family with 13 species (18%). The tree showed their maximum presence with 46% and followed by herb 25%, shrub 23%, and a minimum of 6% climbers (4 species). It is also found that in 21% of cases the plant part used was fruit and in 16% of cases, it was leaves. As data indicating there is extremely diverse flora of medicinal plants that need to be conserved with the help of local inhabiting tribes.