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AN AMELIORATIVE ETHNO MEDICINAL PLANTS SURVEY & ANALYSIS IN THE REGION OF JHAMESHWAR MAHADEV - UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN

Dr. Vipin Kumar Yadav, Dr. Rajesh Chandra Mishra, Dr. Ramkishor

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Background:- Traditional medicinal practitioners (Gunijans) are consulted for the treatment of various ailments by large segment of rural & urban population of Rajasthan state. They use simple formulations prepare from medicinal plants for treating the diseases. The medicinal plants used by the Gunijans for treatment of any specific ailment vary considerably in the various parts of the country and such differences exist even among Gunijans of adjoining villages. Study design:- Survey study. Method:- In this study the objective of survey is to prepare data of medicinal plants that are used for treatment of various ailments near jhameshwar mahadev situated in girwa tehsil of Udaipur district of rajasthan state of India. After obtaining informed consent from the Gunijans, interviews were conducted with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and the guided field-walk method. Results and Conclusion:- The survey was done over 110 medicinal plants and the data recorded for analysis. In these survey 71 medicinal plants those are repeatedly used by Gunijans for treatment. The majorly used plant parts are bark, flower, root and panchang. Various ailments treat by Gunijans were menorrhagia, constipation, leucorrhea, eczema, psoriasis, nausea, diarrhea, renal calculus, osteoarthritis, gout, obesity, bone fracture, prostate hypertrophy and chronic skin disorders.

Keywords: survey study, Gunijans Plant, Vernonia cinereum, Chlorophytum borivilianum. Butea monosperma.