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Ahirwar, Ramesh Kumar
- Ethnomedicinal Investigations among the Baiga Tribes, District Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh, India
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1 Department of Botany, Government College Birsinghpur Pali, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh – 484551, IN
1 Department of Botany, Government College Birsinghpur Pali, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh – 484551, IN
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Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India, Vol 59, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 181-186Abstract
The ethnobotanical study was carried out among the ethnic group (Baiga tribe) in the Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh during January 2015 to January 2016 to document the medicinal plants used by the Baiga tribe. Traditional uses of 68 plant species belonging to 44 genera and 39 families used to cure skin diseases, diarrhoea, jaundice, cough, wounds, piles, urinary troubles, asthma, tuberculosis, snakebite, gynaecological problems, heart diseases and as an eye drop are reported here.Keywords
Ethnomedicine, Baiga Tribe, Traditional Medicine, Madhya Pradesh.Full Text
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