Documentation of some important ethnomedicinal plants from Jalgaon Jamod tahsil of Buldhana District, Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Present investigation concerns with documentation of ethnomedicinal plants from local traditional healer, tribal people, forest dwellers, experience person and vaidoos of Jalgaon Jamod tahsil of Buldhana district, Maharashtra. Some plant species found as wild in forest region while some species are cultivated. In present study 40 plants belong to 30 different families utilized by tribal and other local people of this area were included. They consumed various plant parts mostly the leaves and root in health care practices. Out of listed 40 plants, most belongs to Fabaceae family followed by Mimosaceae, Amaranthaceae, Acanthaceae, Rutaceae, Liliaceae and Nyctaginaceae. Medicinal plants enlisted in present study mostly utilized for curing dysentery, fever, cough, asthma, jaundice, skin infection, diabetes, diarrhea, wound healing, piles and stomach problem. Medicinal plants utilized in study area are arranged alphabetically with their botanical name, common name, family name, parts used and medicinal uses.