Ethnomedicinal study of wild plants used by fringe communities of outer Seraj region of Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, northwestern Himalaya

This survey investigated about 52 medicinal plant species belonging to 37 different families representing herbs (33), trees (9), shrubs (8) and ferns (2) that were being used by fringe communities of outer Seraj of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh to treat different ailments. The most widely used plant parts included leaves, roots, fruits, seeds, flowers, bark, rhizomes, tubers and twigs. The local people preferred these plants for treating various ailments like cough, fever, wounds, joint pain, dysentery, jaundice, paralysis, toothache, diabetes, piles, leprosy, bronchitis, asthma etc. This study is definitely going to serve as a future reference material for researchers in the field of systematic, biochemical and pharmacological studies.