An ethnobotanical and phyto-chemical studies of some medicinal plants of Dachigam National Park, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The study of ethno botany was carried out along with the ethnic groups residing in the vicinity of the National Park. In the present study 21 plant species belonging to 17 families were included. In this assertion, the information collected from the traditional healers was used to compare with the already accessible literature on the ethnobotany of India. The conventional ethno medicinal plants were mostly used for fever, dysentery, skin diseases, poison bites, wounds, piles and rheumatism. The medicinal plants used by traditional users are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, family name, local name, major chemical constituents and medicinal uses.