The Journal of Indian Botanical Society
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 94
  • Issue: 1and2

Folk Medicinal Plants in Ghaziabad District of Western Uttar Pradesh, India

  • Author:
  • Shalu Chaudhary, Ravinder Kumar
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 73 to 80

Department of Botany, Meerut College, Meerut, (U.P.)-250001, India

* Shaluchaudhary57@gmail.com

Online published on 20 January, 2017.

Abstract

In the present paper fifty medicinal angiospermic plant species belonging to forty four genera and thirty two families are listed, which are useful for curing diverse form of ailments. These plant species are used as folk medicines by Hakims, Vaidhyas, Tribes and common people in Ghaziabad district. While surveying the area, stress has been laid to collect first hand information on the local folk medicinal claims of plants pertaining to various diseases.

Keywords

Folk medicine, medicinal plants, Ghaziabad district