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The communication deals with the traditional knowledge of Eclipta alba (L.) Mant. used by tribal people of our study area i.e. Mihinpurwa block of tehsil Nanpara of Bahraich, a terai district of U.P. This area is very rich in ethnic as well as floristic diversity. The inhabitants of the area have inherited a rich traditional knowledge of the use of this herbaceous flora for cure and care of various human ailments. Important ethnomedicinal uses of flora, parts utilized, local name and mode of treatment has been included in this paper.
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Brahmam, M., 2000. Indigenous medicinal plant for modem drugs development programme: Revitalisation ofnative health tradition. Ad. Plant Sci., 13.
Cooke, T., 1998. Flora ofBombay Presidency, Botanical Survey ofIndia, Calcutta 1-3.
Duthie, J.F., 1994. Flora ofupper Gangetic Plain and ofthe adjacent Shivalic and sub Himalayan tract (BS!, Calcutta).
Jain, S.K. and Rao, R.R., 1976. Hand book offield and herbarium methods. Today and Tommarow Printers and Publishers, New Delhi, 33-58.
Jain, S.K., 1987. A manual ofEthnobotany. Scientific publishers, Jodhpur. Joshi, S.G, 2000. Medicinalplants, Oxford and IBH publications, New Delhi.
Maheswari, J.K., 1986. Ethnobotany oftribal ofMirzapur District Uttar Pradesh, NBRI Lucknow.
Singh, N.P. Karthikeyan, S., Lashminarasimhan, P. and Prasanna, P.V., 2000. Flora of Maharashtra state, Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta 1-3.