The paper provides ethnomedicinal uses of 83 plant species used for curing various diseases by the Baiga tribes of the Chanda village of Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh. The botanical names, local names along with the part of the plant used, dosages, mode of drug preparation and administration are described.
Ethnomedicine, Baiga tribe, Medicinal plants, Madhya Pradesh
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Ahirwar, R.K., 2018. Ethnomedicinal plants used by Baiga tribe of Chanda, Madhya Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 25(1), pp.19-22. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2018-8TSC86
Manuscript Published on 25 March 2018
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