Authors : Suprabha Chute, Vimal Dakhane
Page Nos : 208-212
Description :
The ethnobotanical studies on wild vegetables were conducted during 2020-2021among the Gond, Madia tribes and vaidya of Lakhani taluka, Bhandara district Maharashtra state, India. Most of the tribal communities live in the villages. They utilize wild edible plants for cooking as vegetables. In India, most of the rural tribal population depends on wild edible vegetables to get their additional nutrient requirements. The experiment was done through survey, interview and field work along with knowledgeable person. 46 wild vegetables species belonging to 25 families were identified among 23 herbs, 7 shrubs, 6 climbers, 10 trees with relevant information and documented alphabetically with their botanical name followed by family name, local name, parts used and medicinal uses.
