Authors : CHETNA S LADDHA, SUSHIL G KUNJALWAR, PRAKASH R ITANKAR
Page Nos : 57-60
Description :
The study aimed to identify and understand the utilization of wild edible plants for curing various diseases used by the tribes ofBhiwapurtahsil of Nagpur District. A field study was conducted in ten tribal rich villages during different seasons. The tribal communities residing are gond, banjara, dhivar, mana and pardhi of which gond and banjara were found to be dominant. The tribes of the study area were found to use 11 plant species belonging to 11 different families to cure different diseases. Different plant parts were used among which the use of leaves ishighest. The most common diseases treated using these plants are diarrhoeas, heart ailments, fever, hypertension, neurosis, digestive problems, cough, cancer,ulcers, wounds,constipation, dyspepsia,kidney and liver problems, snake bite,skin disorders, blood diseases, acute rheumatism, acidity, bowl movement.
Wild edible plants used by the tribes of BhiwapurTahsilof Nagpur District were collected and reported to be of great nutritional and medicinal importance.
Key words: Ethnobotany, tribes, wild edible plants, medicinal uses, traditional knowledge.
