Traditional use of some medicinal plants in the tribal area of Betul district of Madhya Pradesh ( India)

Abstract

District Betul of Madhya Pradesh is situated at the centre of India. It has dense forest. Number of medicinal plants are found here. This district of Madhya pradesh is density populated by the tribes. Gond, Korkoos are the main trible communities. The minimum rain fall of the district is mainly 45 inches per year. The people of this area are mostly suffered from Asthma, Eosinophilia, various skin diseases, malaria, piles, pyarrhea, typhoid diabetes etc. Floristically the area is observed to support diverse flora in prevailing forest ecosystem. Annoa reticulata (Anonaceae) Ramphal, Aegle marmelos (Rutaceae) Bel, Zypus rotundifolia (Rhamnaceae) Jarbery, Sapinduse merginata (Sapindaceae) Ritha, Semicarpus anacardium (Anacardiaceae) Bhilwa, Ptecarpus marsupium (Fabaceae) Beeja, Cassia fistula (Caesalpiniaceae) Amaltas, Acasia nilotica (Mimosaceae) Babool Madhuca latifolia Sapotaceae mahua, Halarrhena antidysentica (Apocynaceae) Dhudhi, Achyranthus aspera (Amaranth aceae) Latjira Chlorphytum tuburosum (Liliaceae) Safed musli, are the well known medicinal plants amongs them. Tribes of this district are using these medicinal plants as traditional medicine. They use these plants to cure many diseases.

Keywords

• Medicinal plants
• Amaranthaceae
• Liliaceae