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Abstract

The  study was  carried in  Vindhyan Kaimur region of Uttar Pradesh, India, which  is  full  of  phytodiversity and   nine  tribal  community. The  aim  of the  study is  to document the  traditional  indigenous knowledge of local   inhabitants about use  of  native medicinal plants  and  herbs which   are  being   utilized by  the  people   for the  treatment of their different  ailments. The   method adopted  for  documentation of  indigenous knowledge was   based   on  questionnaire, consisting of semi-structured  interviews  employing a  checklist of  questions and  direct observations.  The  present report elucidates  a  rich   and   unique   profile of  phytodiversity of  the research  area  surveyed with  81  plant species  which  belongs to  73  genera and   44  families.

Keywords

Ethnomedicinal Plants Folk medicine Tribe

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Pandey, R., Singh, B., & Mall, T. P. (2008). Ethnomedicinal investigations among Tribes of Vindhyan-Kaimur region of Uttar Pradesh. Environment Conservation Journal, 9(1&2), 41–48. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.2008.091209

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