Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2016

SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN FOREST REGION OF CHIMUR TAHSIL, CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

S. K. Bodele, N. H. Shahare

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 The study of local knowledge about natural resources is becoming increasingly important in defining strategies and actions for conservation of forests. This study therefore sought to collect information from local peoples concerning the use of medicinal plants in forest region of Chimur Tahsil. A total of 43 medicinal plants used locally for treatment and control of human ailments; this information was collected through interviews conducted during 2014–2015 with tribal settlements, medicine men, mukhia, vaidus and some experienced persons. This study demonstrated that local people tend to agree with each other in terms of the plants use and that leaf material from the major component of plant parts exploited. The other harvested materials consist of fruits, roots, stem or stem bark, seeds, whole plant and flower. Majority of the remedies were prepared from a single species. In the forest, some of the plants collected were scarce. This scarcity was attributed is indiscriminate logging, over exploitation, poor harvesting methods and current agricultural trends. Conservation procedures and creation of awareness were identified as the main remedies to the current situation

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S.K.Bodele, N.H.Shahare SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN FOREST REGION OF CHIMUR TAHSIL, CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 8 |August 2016

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