Ethnomedicinal Herbal Recipes from Satpura Hill Ranges of Shirpur Tahsil, Dhule, Maharashtra, India
Author Affiliations
- 1H. R. Patel Kanya Secondary and Higher Secondary School, Shirpur, Dhule, MS, INDIA
- 2Department of Botany, V. N. College, Shahada, Nandurbar MS,INDIA
Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 1, Issue (ISC-2011), Pages 333-336, (2012)
Abstract
During the course of ethnobotanical explorations in the Satpura hill ranges of Shirpur tahsil, a large number of plants species have been collected which are used by the tribals to cure various ailments. The present paper deals with 23 plant species which are ethno-medicinally important. The tribals employ different parts of these plants with different method of preparation and mode of administration of medicine.
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