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Ethno-Medicinal uses of Plants in Cure of Ailments in Patalkot Region from Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Between January 2020 and December 2021, ethno botanical research on therapeutic plants was conducted in patalkot the unseen world of central India Madhya Pradesh. Due to its stunning geographic location and natural surroundings, the planned study site in patalkot is quite significant. The patalkot valley is located between 22.24 and 22.29ºNorth and 78.43 and 78.50ºEast, covering an area of 79 sq. km at an average height of 2750-3250 feet above mean sea level. Using semi-structured questionnaires during interviews, information was gathered.

Field trips were taken with herbal medicine collectors and traditional healers. The information was displayed using descriptive statistics. Consensus agreements among informant and fidelity ratios were computed. Ere were 77 plant species in all, divided into families that were used to treat different illnesses. 6.5%, of the recorded plant species belonged to the major family caesalpiniaceae.

The local community places a high value on the variety of medicinal plant species employed and the related indigenous knowledge, therefore their protection and preservation are of the utmost importance. The known medicinal applications of plants offer fundamental knowledge for further study aimed at pharmacological investigations and preservation of the most significant species.

Swati Jain1*, Anoop Singh Baghel1, A.P Singh1

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