Abstract

The present study highlights information on some of the ethnomedicinal plant species that are traditionally used by Bhil tribe of Ratlam district (Madhya Pradesh) for curing stomachache. First hand data on this ethnomedicinal information was collected through personal observations, discussions and a series of interviews with a large number of local tribal informants and traditional healers. Seventeen ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 17 genera of 12 families are discussed here for their folklore use in the treatment of stomachache. Their botanical names, followed by local names, family, VSN, the method of drug preparation and mode of application are enumerated and discribed here.

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