Volume : 3, Issue : 9, SEP 2017

SIGNIFICANCE OF SOME THREATENED AND POTENTIAL ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS AMONG THE TRIBALS OF UTTAR PRADESH

B. K. SINGH

Abstract

The human-plant intimate relationship dates back to the origin of human on this planet. With the development of social sense in primitive men, their dependence on the plant resources increased, not only for food, but also for fodder, fuel, drug and shelter. India has its glorious past of traditional medical system. Botanically derived medicinals have played a major role in human societies throughout history and prehistory but with the development of modern civilization, use of allopathic drugs are at increasing rate and use of herbal drugs is either restricted to few communities or areas only. But there are several tribal members of the family where use of herbal drugs is the cheapest and only way for the treatment of different ailments. The traditional healers or medicine-men have their own diagnostic and treatment systems, which they have acquired from their ancestors and long history of use pattern. The information about medicinal plants is mainly confined to the village physicians, chieftains of different communities and older. The intrinsic importance of these medicinal plants can very well prove as a potential source of new drugs, thus, their conservation is highly needed.

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