Open AccessEthno-Botanical / Ethno-Medicinal Survey of Folklore Plants in Villages of Durg District in Chhattisgarh State (India)
Author(s) -
G. K. Chandrol
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal for research in applied science and engineering technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2321-9653
DOI - 10.22214/ijraset.2021.36851
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , medicinal plants , geography , folklore , biodiversity , plant species , socioeconomics , rural area , agroforestry , traditional medicine , biology , botany , archaeology , medicine , ecology , pathology , sociology
Durg district is rich in biodiversity of medicinal plants. The forest area is about 08.95 % of the total area of Chhattisgarh. More than 80 villages are found in the range of Durg district. Peoples of villages as well as rural areas are frequently used many plants for the treatment of various diseases by own traditional knowledge. An ethno-botanical / ethno-medicinal survey was under taken to collect the folk knowledge of the inhabitants of the different villages of Durg district. Taxonomically, the plants used by the villagers of this area were classified under 66 families of angiosperms including 192 medicinal plants. The various plant part used included whole plants, leaves, stems, roots, tubers, barks, resin, latex, flowers, fruits and seeds. Botanical name, local name, families and uses in different diseases are given parenthetically.