Ethnobotanical study of tharu community of Panchapedwa, Balrampur, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

An Ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Balrampur district of U.P. state India with the major objective of identifying different food and medicinal plant species. The tribes of the district largely depend on forest for their live hood and have acquired a vast knowledge about plant wealth and utilization of forest product. Medicinal plants are viewed as possible bridge b/w sustainable economic development, affordable healthcare and conservation of biodiversity. The paper deals with enumeration of medicinally important plants grown in different district of U.P. for treatment of different ailments as cold, cough, piles, diabetes, skin diseases, fever, gastro intestinal disorder etc. This study provides immense scope for biochemical analysis and screening of the active principle of the medicinal plants present in U.P. for futuristic growth in the field of drag development.