BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences

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  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 3

Some medicinally mportant plants used by tribal communities of Palghar district, Maharashtra

  • Author:
  • Kajal More, Rupali Biradar, Viraj Chabake, Vikas Gambhire
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 138 to 140

*Department of Botany, Indraraj Arts, Commerce and Science College, Sillod, Aurangabad

**Department of Botany, Govt. College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad

Department of Botany, The Institute of Science, Mumbai

Online published on 14 November, 2019.

Abstract

The tribal people use plants as medicine as per their ancestral knowledge coupled with experience. Present survey was undertaken from Wada, Jawhar, Mokhada, Vikramgad and Dahanuareas of Palghar district, where most of the tribal people are living. They use plants and plant products in their day-to-day life, and also for treating various diseases. Present survey includes information on 40 medicinally important plants from Palghar District.

Keywords

Medicinal plants, Palghar, Tribal community, Health