Open AccessStudies on ethnomedicinal plants of Nimar-ecoregion of Madhya Pradesh
Author(s) -
S. K. Mahajan,
Tripta Sapru,
Bharti Khare
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environment conservation journal/environment conservation journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-5124
pISSN - 0972-3099
DOI - 10.36953/ecj.2013.141207
Subject(s) - ecoregion , ethnomedicine , geography , situated , traditional medicine , ethnobotany , plant species , medicinal plants , biology , ecology , medicine , computer science , artificial intelligence
The present communication deals with the ethnomedicinal plants used by the tribal communities Maheshwar tehsil situated in Khargone district of Nimar-ecoregion, M.P. In all 116 plant species belonging to 92 genera are collected, out of which 26 angiospermic species belonging to18 families are found to be used by the tribal people of this area to cure various human ailments.