Abstract

Present communication deals with the traditional knowledge of tribals of Chitrakootdham mandal of U.P. where tribals of this region are using plants, plant parts and their preparations for treating various ailments like swellings of body, constipation , diabetes, food poisoning, dysentery, acidity, caries of teeth , cough and cold etc. The tribals populations of this region comprises many remote villages and towns dominated by Kol, Lodh, Nath, Kabootra, Sapera and other local rural peoples. In the floristic survey 21 plant species belong to 20 genera and 16 families were recorded for their medicinal properties. Keywords: Chitrakootdham mandal, Tribals, Ailments, Ethnobotany , Migration.

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