Indian Journal of Scientific Research
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Plants used against gynaecological diseases by the gujjar, bakerwal and pahari tribes of district Rajouri (J&K)

  • Author:
  • Shamim Ahmed Azad1
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 135 to 136

Department of Botany, Govt. Post-Graduate College, Rajouri (J&K), India

1Corresponding author E-mail: shamim.azad03@gmail.com

Online published on 9 August, 2013.

Abstract

The present paper deals with some ethno-medicinal plants of district Rajouri used by the Gujjar, Bakerwal and Pahari tribes inhabiting different areas of the district. Ethnomedicinal information on 10 plant species belonging to 9 families were documented by interacting with local Hakeems and traditional practioners for the cure of gynaecological diseases. Concerned scientific names along with their family, vernacular name, part used, disease cured have been discussed in this paper.

Keywords

Ethno-medicinal plants, Tribes, Gynaecological Diseases, Rajouri