AN ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF PLANTS USED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE HMAR TRIBE OF DIMA HASAO DISTRICT, ASSAM, NORTH EAST INDIA

Abstract

The present ethnobotanical study was undertaken to assess the uses of the local plants of Dima Hasao district, diversity, and conservation concerns of medicinal plants used in the traditional herbal care system of Hmar tribes in Dima Hasao district of Assam in northeastern India. Since ancient times, Hmar tribes have used local plants as medicines to treat many human diseases. Such information has a lot of potential for developing new medications and managing future healthcare.

Keywords

• hmar tribe
• ethnomedicine
• dima hasao
• northeastern india