Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnomedicinal plants used for different ailments by the tribals of district Raisen (M.P.), India

Zahoor Ahmad1*, Shaukat Saeed Khan2, Aijaz Ahmad Wani3 and Fatima Khan1    
1Department of Botany, Government Benazeer Science and Commerce College, Bhopal. India. 2Department of Microbiology, Saifia Science College, Bhopal M.P (462001), India. 3Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (190001), India
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  •  Accepted: 10 December 2012
  •  Published: 17 February 2013

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out for documentation of native medicinal plants which are exploited for medicinal purposes in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. The district is rich in repository economically as well as ethnomedicinally for important for plants. Information was collected from tribals using interview and semi-structural questionnaires among the traditional medicine men of the area. First hand information on ethnomedicinal uses of plants, part used, mode of administration, botanical name, and family is enlisted in the paper which deals with 25 medicinal plants used for different dreaded diseases like diabetes, cancer, sexual disorders, ulcers, etc. These plants are arranged alphabetically in table.

 

Key words: Medicinal plant, medicine men, tribals, ailment.