Abstract
A survey of the desert plants as used for the medicinal/nutritive supplementation by the desert inhabitants has been undertaken. The specific use of plants/plant parts for a specific purpose has been documented. Experimental work to analyze the constituents for the purpose it is being used, has commenced. The observations indicate that plant species such as Cenchrus biflorous, Prosopis cineraria, Calligonum polygonoids, Tribulus terrestris and Acacia nilotica etc are being used as famine foods whereas, Salvadora oleoides and Citrullus colocynthis are used for the medicinal purpose. Chemical analysis of the medicinal plants used is in progress to link perceptions of inhabitants with the scientific evidence of constituents.
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