Authors : A.S.Jondhale, S.P.Chavan and B.D.Wagh
Page Nos : 177-181
Description :
The present paper studies the survey of ethno-medicinal plants from Peth taluka of Nashik District, (Maharashtra state, India). It was carried out during 2016-2017 and this area part mostly situated in western ghats. It possesses number of rare, endangered, poisonous and non-poisonous medicinal plants. The area is inhabited by large number of tribes viz. kokna, bhil, Mahadev-kolis, warali, thakur and katkari. The tribals and the rural folks inhabiting these areas have an age old tradition of using specific medicinal plants for curing specific ailments. Hence present study reports the ethno-medicinal uses of selected medicinal plants, widely used by these tribals. The information was collected directly by interviewing them at their localities.
