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The communication deals with the traditional knowledge of khath metthi (Oxalis corniculata) (Linn.) used by tribal people of our study area i.e. Mihinpurwa block of tehsil Nanpara of Bahraich, a terai district of U.P. This tehsil 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 herbs, 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 of native health tradition. Ad. Plant Sci. 13.
Cooke, T., 1908. Flora ofBombay Presidency, Botanical Survey ofIndia, Calcutta. pp: 1-3.
Duthie, I.F., 1994. Flora of upper 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 Tomorrow Printers & Publishers, New Delhi. pp: 33-58.
Jain, S.K., 1987. A manual ofEthnobotany, Scientific publishers, Jodhpur.
Jain, S.K., 2003. Medicinalplants (NET, New Delhi) Reprinted.
Joshi, $.G, 2000. Medicinalplants, Oxford & IBH publications, New Delhi.
Maheswari, J.K., 1986. Ethnobotany oftribal ofMirzapur District, Uttar Pradesh, NBRJ Lucknow.
Singh, S.V., 1991. Flora ofGonda District. Ph.D. thesis,Avadh University, Faizabad.
Singh, N.P., Karthikeyan, S. L. and Prasanna, P.V., 2000. Flora ofMaharastra state, Botanical Survey of India Calcutta. pp:1-3.