Ethnobotany of medi-flora of Bilaspur tahsil in Rampur district, Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The ethnomedicinal survey was conducted during the period of March 2017 to May 2018 in numerous areas of the Bilaspur tahsil. The present study revealed that; 47 plant species belong to 28 families were regularly used by local people to treat various diseases. The rural community are residing in Bilaspur tahsil and ever depend on medicinal plants for their healthcare and treating of various diseases. The present study is to identify medicinal plants utilized by rural community in the Bilaspur tahsil. The mode of preparation and therapeutic uses of the medicinal plants have been collected from the traditional healers, vaidhyas and senior persons in the study area during field visits. The present ethno-medicinal knowledge collected from rural people would be beneficial for the botanists, pharmacologists and traditional medicine for healthcare system.