ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES OF MOKHADA, DISTRICT THANE

Life Science-Botany

Authors

  • V. B. SONAWANE P.G. Department of Botany, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik –422 002.
  • R. S. SALER P.G. Department of Botany, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik –422 002
  • M.D.SONAWANE P.G. Department of Botany, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik –422 002.
  • V. B.KADAM P.G. Department of Botany, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik –422 002.

Keywords:

Ethnobotanical, indigenous, home-remedies, febrifuge

Abstract

Ethnobotany is a new discipline studying the knowledge and traditional practice of the indigenous and ethnic
societies in conservation and use of biodiversity for human health and nutrition. Keeping this view in mind an
ethno-medico- botanical survey of some important Angiosperms of Tal-Mokhada, Dist-Thane has been carried
out from October 2007 to October 2008. Mokhada is a tribal region and different tribes like Thakur, Mahadev
Koli, Varli, Katkaris and Kokana live in this region. These tribal people use different plants as home remedies,
for building and thatching huts, making musical instruments etc. During the study, altogether fifty-seven plant
species belonging to 20 families were collected. Amongst the plants located in the study area Wrightia tinctoria,
Hygrophila spinosa, Gloriosa superba, Curculigo orchioides and Costus speciosus have medicinal properties
and used by local tribes

Published

2012-06-30

How to Cite

V. B. SONAWANE, R. S. SALER, M.D.SONAWANE, & V. B.KADAM. (2012). ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES OF MOKHADA, DISTRICT THANE: Life Science-Botany. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 2(2), L88-L93. Retrieved from https://ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/119

Issue

Volume 2 Issue 2, April - June 2012

Section

Research Articles

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