Abstract
Gond, a major tribe of Madhya Pradesh, resides in Seoni District too. The present study incorporates the ethnomedicinal survey of 54 medicinal plants used by Gond tribes in various ailments. Periodical field trips were conducted in tribal villages of Seoni District in the year 1994-1995 to collect information on plants used by the Gond tribe. The informations were collected after discussion with local medicine men, vaidhyas and other experienced villagers. Such plants include: Abutilon indicum, Acacia nilotica, Achyranthes aspera, Acorus calamus, Aegle marmelos, Allium cepa, A. sativum, Aloe barbadensis, Annona squamosa, Argemone mexicana, Asparagus racemosus, Azadirachta indica, Buchanania lanzan, Butea monosperma, Caesalpinia crista, Calotropis procera, Cassia tora, Carica papaya, Centella asiatica, Cissus quadrangularis, Citrus medica, Coriandrum sativum, Curcuma longa, Cuscuta reflexa, Datura metel, Emblica officinalis, Euphorbia nivulia, Ficus bengalensis, F. glomerata, F. religiosa, Jatropha gossypifolia, Justicia adhatoda, Lawsonia inermis, Linum usitatissimum, Musa paradisiaca, Ocimum sanctum, Pergularia daemia, Plumbago zeylanica, Pongamia pinnata, Psidium guajava, Pterocarpus marsupium, Ricinus communis, Semecarpus anacardium, Shuteria hirsuta, Smilax macrophylla, Syzygium cumini, Tagetes erecta, Terminalia bellirica, T. chebula, Tinospora cordifolia, Urginia indica, Vitex negundo, Withania somnifera and Woodfordia fruticosa.
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