Issue Description


Authors : Zode Ravindra Walay Tagade, Mahesh Kawale and Chaturvedi Alka

Page Nos : 103-118

Description :
Wild edible medicinal plants play important contribution to the livelihood of the households who gather and consume them. The use of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) is well known. Wild edible plants play a significant role in the sustenance of forest people residing in forested areas. A scientific study of edible wild plants is important for pin pointing the potential sources which could be even utilized at the time of scarcity and cultivated as well as a source of food for the growing population. In view of this, the present work was undertaken which documents as many as 60 plant species belonging to 55 genera and 41families. Survey of wild edible medicinal plants has been carried out in 10 villages of Arjuni Mor tehsil of Gondia district, Maharashtra, India. The study showed that the plants used are either eaten raw, cooked by boiling in water, frying in oil or baked to be served as dishes such as stew, salad as hot drink.

Date of Online: 30 Jan 2020