Medico–Ethnobotany of Plants Surveyed and Studied  in District Bijnor with Special Emphasis on their  Medicinal, Religious and Ornamental Significance

Garima sharma; Dr. Alka; Dr. Mukesh Kumar

Volume : IV, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Medico–Ethnobotany of Plants Surveyed and Studied in District Bijnor with Special Emphasis on their Medicinal, Religious and Ornamental Significance

Garima Sharma, Dr. Alka, Dr. Mukesh Kumar

Abstract :

The Indian scriptures such as Rigveda and Atharvveda have given and identified several plants which can be used for curing diseases of humans as well as the animals. Ethnobotanical studies are making a valuable contribution to the cataloguing of biological diversity and hence to the conservation of endangered ecosystems and the human societies which depend upon them. Theplant–basedtraditionalmedicalsystemscontinuetoprovidetheprimaryhealthcaretomorethanthree–quartersoftheworld’spopulace. Present study gives an overview of the survey and study of the 22 medicinal plants of district Bijnor (U.P.) with special reference to their traditional medicinal uses, religious and ornamental significance.