Ethnobotanical studies on Curculigo orchioides from Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh

The present study was undertaken in order to get details of the ethno-medicinal importance of Curculigo orchioides by the tribals living in different areas of district Sonebhadra. Botanical name, common name, family and ethno-medicinal usages of the plant are mentioned in this paper. The plant is aphrodisiac in nature. Various alkaloids, flavanoides and acids are extracted from it. All the medicinal properties lies in the rhizome of the plant.