The floristic and ethnobotanical exploration of Valmiki Tiger Reserve present here the ethnomedicinal uses of 70 plants species belonging to 62 genera and 39 families by the local communities and Tharu of this Reserve. Among 82 ethnomedicinal preparations, 39 preparations of 36 species are new as they have not been reported in earlier published literature.
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2014
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