Abstract

EXPLORATION OF THERAPEUTICALLY IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS IN AMBEDKAR NAGAR, SANT KABIR NAGAR AND SHIDDHARTHA NAGAR DISTRICTS OF UTTAR PRADESH AND NEED FOR CONSERVATION

Dr. Rama Shankar*, S.K. Lale, R.K. Mudaiya, S.K. Gaur and K.S. Dhiman

Abstract

Paper deals with the therapeutically important medicinal plants from Ambedkar Nagar, Santt Kabir Nagar and Shiddharth Nagar forest divisions of Uttar Pradesh. Exploration of the forest areas of three adjoining districts have been carried out during 2014 and 2016. During exploration records of therapeutically important medicinal plants with its Global Positioning System and potential in the field has been recorded. The important medicinal plants like Aegle marmelos, Aristolochia indica, Bacopa monnieri, Celastrus paniculata, Centella asiatica, Desmodium gangeticum, Gloriosa superba Helminthostachys zeylanicca, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Oroxylum indicum, Solaanum nigrum, S. incanum, S. virginianumm, Terminalia tomentosa, Uraria picta etc. were recorded which can be undertaken for mass cultivation by the farmers by adding some other medicinal plants having commercial value and being commercially used with some other plants viz. Shalaparni (Desmodium gangeticum) and Prishna parni (Uraria picta) having trade of whole plant instead of root described as Dashamula ingredients. Plants of Helminthostachys zeylanica is traded in the name of Kamaraja. The study area is widely occupied by plants of Aegle marmelos and Holarrhena antidysenterica to be used for commercialization.

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