Lokvanaspati Vigyan:Ek Sankshipt Parichaya

Human beings have been utilizing plants and plant products in various forms for their survival since time immemorial. The traditional and indigenous relationship between people with their ambient vegetation broadly termed as ‘Ethnobotany’, a dynamic science with tremendous potential for future. The rural and ethnic people of India possess a vast knowledge of traditional uses of plants for various ailments they suffers from. However, due to depleting interest of the newer generation on traditional healthcare system and rapid urbanization, these traditional knowledge continuing with the words of mouth rapidly disappearing. In last five decades, efforts were made by various dedicated ethno botanists to document the century old practices from different parts of our country.