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January to March 2024 Article ID: NSS8493 Impact Factor:7.60 Cite Score:7923 Download: 124 DOI: https://doi.org/45 View PDf
Ethnomedicinal Trends of Fabaceae Family Plants Used by Tribal’s of Dhar District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Dr. Kamal Singh Alawa
Assistant Professor (Botany) Govt. P.G. College, Dhar (M.P.)
Abstract: The present paper
deals with an ethnomedicinal trends was carried out during 2022-2024 in the Fabaceae
families plants used by tribal’s
of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh,
India. A total of 23 plant species
belonging to 19 genera of Fabaceae family from the study area. Such
knowledge is transferred from one generation to another by word of mouth only
and restricted to few families of the area recognized as ‘Vaidyas’ ‘Badwa’ and
‘Ojhas’. Tribal do not approach doctors (physicians) due to lack of awareness
and shyness or hesitation. Herbal healers and their patients who receive the
treatment for any enquired the local names, parts used and method of
administration. The binomial names are enumerated with utilization and dosages
of these plants are like Viz. Abrus precatorius, Butea superba, Crotalaria
juncea, Dalbergia sissoo, Mucuna pruriens, Tephrosia
purpurea etc. The family Fabaceae is
the second largest among the dicotyledonous plants of the study area.
Keywords: Ethnomedicinal trends, Fabaceae family, Dhar
district, tribal’s, Madhya Pradesh.