ABSTRACT:
The tribal people of India have the great knowledge of medicinal plants which are finding around them. In central region of India the Chhattisgarh has the large number of plants reported as medicine. The present study is to give information for treatment of snake bite and various skin diseases includes Eczema, Iiching, Leprosy, Scabies, and Chicken pox, by tribal people of Chhattisgarh state. This study shows that the tribal population still dependent on local vegetation for their life cares. Due to environmental pollution, increasing population growth, and urbanization and especially over demand of medicinal plants people were harvesting these plants without any knowledge of regeneration and conservation so the particular species are in threatened condition. It becomes our duty to know the plant and its value and preserve it and make the people aware of it.