Abstract
Medicinal values of Pteridophytes are known to man from more than 2000 years. Theyhave healing and curing power and are used in Homeopathic, Ayurveda and Unani medicines.The medicinal applications of some Pteridophytes of those that grow in Western Ghats, WestBengal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan are presented in this paper. Out of 70families from different parts of the present Indian political boundary, selected species areconsidered under 12 families for the analysis. There are 219 species of Pteridophytes measuredas „At risk‟ in India. Of these, 160 are featured to designate that they fall into IUCN category of„Critically endangered‟. Henceforth, for immediate and strict conservation of all these species,there is a need of an urgent and special study including locality-mapping by State Governmentsand creating public awareness. Pteridophytes are forest-dwelling species; they can be taken asgood indicators of deforestation and habitat-destruction. Pteridophytes have substantialimportance in traditional pharmacopoeias, scientific studies on pharmacology of this group arescanty.
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