Abstract

MEDICINAL PLANTS RESOURCES OF KALAMB REGION, DIST. YAVATMAL: A DOCUMENTED STUDY

*Chavhan V. N.

Abstract

Present paper deals with some ethno medicinal uses of 24 plant species, by the tribal of Kalamb region, in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. A number of villages were visited in this region. The information was documented involving field study by contacting and interviewing traditional healers for plants used in cure of various diseases. This region is inhibited by tribal communities like Banjara, Gond, Gawari, Pradhan, Mang, Paradhi, Mahar, Wadar etc. The ethno botanical information on plants viz., botanical name, family, local name, plant part used and mode of administration is enumerated. The present information is used in drug standardization and estimation of compound content for further studies.

Keywords: Traditional Healers, Tribal People, Medicinal Plant, Kalamb region, Yavatmal District.