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A Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Dhule and Thane Districts of Maharashtra State (India) - A Preliminary Report


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1 Department of Botany, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
 

Native medicinal uses of 11 plants common among Tadvi, Kokni & Gavit tribes inhabiting Dhule district and Katkari, Varli & Koli tribes of Thane district of Maharashtra State are reported. These plants have either not been reported by earlier workers or their uses mentioned here are unrecorded. Information is given on local name, locality, voucher number, native uses and mode of administration of doses.

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Ethnobotany, Tribals of Dhule and Thane Districts, Medicinal Plants.
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Authors

V. Y. Tilloo
Department of Botany, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
N. M. Dongarwar
Department of Botany, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
M. D. Padhye
Department of Botany, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India
K. H. Makde
Department of Botany, Nagpur University, Nagpur, India

Abstract


Native medicinal uses of 11 plants common among Tadvi, Kokni & Gavit tribes inhabiting Dhule district and Katkari, Varli & Koli tribes of Thane district of Maharashtra State are reported. These plants have either not been reported by earlier workers or their uses mentioned here are unrecorded. Information is given on local name, locality, voucher number, native uses and mode of administration of doses.

Keywords


Ethnobotany, Tribals of Dhule and Thane Districts, Medicinal Plants.