A preliminary report on traditional use of selected plants of fabaceae family at Bargarh district, Western Odisha

Abstract

The research work was initiated to get information and report the medicinal plants on the family Fabaceae of Bargarh district during January 2019 to April 2020. A total of 22 medicinal plants species belonging to 20 genera were used by the natives for the treatment of different diseases. Among the 22 plants; 12 species were tree, five herbs, four climbers and one shrub. The conventional medicinal plants were mostly used for different diseases like jaundice, malaria, tooth diseases, eye infection, headache, leprosy, diabetes, etc. The medicinal plants used by the natives of Bragarh district are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, local name, parts with medicinal and other traditional uses.