Research Article | Published: 22 September 2017

Ethnomedicinal Plants of Madhya Pradesh Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders: A Review

Dinesh Jadhav

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 24 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 179-183 | 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-SU8036 | Cite this article

Abstract

Madhya Pradesh is rich in floristic as well as ethnic diversity. It comprises 50 districts and forest covers 30.9 % of the total area of the state. More than 41 tribal communities resides in or around the forests and depend mainly on forest resources for their daily requirements like food, fodder, fibre, gum, resin, tannin, wood, medicines, dye for ascertaining the ethnobotanical status of the state. Presently, there are a number of ethnobotanical studies in different tribal inhabited localities of Madhya Pradesh are being carried out actively. The paper deals with the 99 species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 95 genera and 51 families used in the treatment of rheumatism by the tribals of Madhya Pradesh. The information has been gathered by field survey and from available literature.

Keywords

Ethnomedicinal plants; Rheumatism; Madhya Pradesh, Tribal People

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Jadhav, D., 2017. Ethnomedicinal Plants of Madhya Pradesh Used in the Treatment of Rheumatic Disorders: A Review. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 24(3), pp.179-183. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-SU8036

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