An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plant in Gurgaon district

Ethnobotanical survey based on utilization of plants by the tribals has gained much importance in the recent past all over the world. In India, lot of work has been done, both at national and regional level. There are several methods of ethnobotanical research and those relevant to medicinal plant a...

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Published inBulletin of pure & applied sciences. Sec. B, Plant sciences Vol. 34b; no. 1; pp. 13 - 24
Main Authors Dinodia, Naveena, Verma, Nisha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published BPAS Research 01.01.2015
Subjects
Ethnobotany
Gurgaon
Haryana
India
Medicinal Plants
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Summary:Ethnobotanical survey based on utilization of plants by the tribals has gained much importance in the recent past all over the world. In India, lot of work has been done, both at national and regional level. There are several methods of ethnobotanical research and those relevant to medicinal plant are archeological research in literature and the feild studies. The survey focuses on identifying plant species used and manipulated by local communities for cure in various ailments. Many survey of Gurgaon district have been conducted for the documentation of ethnobotanical data and exploration of floristic diversity. A total of 56 species belonging to 34 families have been surveyed during 2014–15 for exloration of ethanobotanical plants. Major plant part used are leaves, fruits, seeds, barks and roots. Medicinal plants are listed according to botanical name, family, local name, plant part used and use value.
ISSN:0970-4612
2320-3196
DOI:10.5958/2320-3196.2015.00003.8