Medicinal Plant Wealth of Local Communities in Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa, India

Abstract

ABSTRACT An ethnomedicinal survey among the local communities in Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary of the Balasore district, Orissa, India indicated traditional uses of 49 plant species belonging to 32 plant families. Information from local herbal healers was compared with existing literature on ethnobotany of India and resulted in identification of 11 new ethnomedical applications of plant materials. The herbal practitioners in the study area were interviewed, and information on medicinal plants, their families, local names, plant part used, method of preparation, and medicinal uses are presented elaborately.