Abstract

ETHNOBOTANY OF PROSOPIS CINERARIA

Dr. Teena Agrawal*

Abstract

Traditional medicines are the medicines which are utilised for the treatment of the various dieses by the folk medicines. They are the resultant of the experience of the various civilization form the long exposure of the plants for the treatment of the many diseases. Folk medicines are the treasure of any country, since from the very remote time they have utilised for the many aspects in their civilization. WHO also promotes the folk medicine for the treatment of the primary health care. In this review article we are presenting some of the aspects of the tree termed as the Prosopis cineraia of the leguminosacae family, the tree is the member of the mimosidae subfamily of the legume large group. The tree is giant and have the all the feature of the legumes tree. Aesthetically the tree is worshipped and they has been declared as the National tree in the south Arab amirates, in Rajasthan the tree is declared as the state tree and it is worshipped. Whole parts of the trees are valuable; they have been used for the variety of the purposes. The stem for the construction as well as the timber tree, similarly the leaves, pods and the bark also have several medicinal features. However the tree also contains many ecological values, so it is need to be conserved.

Keywords: Conserved, ethnobotany, useful, ecological values, national tree, state tree, medicinal aspects.