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Ekka (2016). Some Ethnomedicinally Important and Rare Plants of North-East Chhattisgarh, India. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 29(1), pp.170.
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Some
Ethnomedicinally Important and Rare Plants of North-East Chhattisgarh, India
Amia Ekka
School of Life Sciences, Pt.
Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur - 492 010, India
Corresponding author email: amia_tirkey@rediffmail.com
(Received
30 December 2015, accepted 29 January 2016)
Abstract: Chhattisgarh
is situated in central eastern part of the India. The north-east part of
Chhattisgarh state is covered with dense forest and hills. Jashpur and Surguja
districts are situated in North-East corner of the state. Both districts are
popular for their ultimate tribal culture. Surguja District is situated in the
northern part of Chhattisgarh. It lies between 23 3725" to 24 617"
north latitude and 81 34'40" to 84°4'40" cast longitude. The
north-south corner of the state is Jashpur district, lies between 22 17' and
2315' North latitude and 83° 30' and 84 24' East longitude. A large number of
plant species have been collected which are used by the tribals and the villagers
for treatment of various ailments. The survey was carried out with the
cooperation of tribal vaidyas and villagers. The present paper deals with 25
plant species which are used by them ethnomedicinally, collected plants are
very important and rare in this area. Ethnomedicinally important plants ure:
Argyreia speciosa Sweet., Bulbophyllum leopardinum Lindl., Chlorophytum
arundinaceum Bark., Clerodendrum indicum (L) Ktze, Dellenia pentagyna Roxb.,
Erycibe paniculata Roxb., Flemingia withtiana Grah, Gossypium hirsutum L.
Loranthus ligustrinus Wall, Lygodium flexuosum Sw., Mucuna imbricata DC.,
Nyctanthus arbour-tristis L., Ochna pumila Buch-Ham.exD.Don., O. squarrosa L.,
Porana paniculata Roxb, Premna herbacea Roxb., Pueraria tuberose DC. Saccolabium
papillosum Lindl. etc.
Keywords:
Ethnomedicine, Traditional knowledge, Rare plants, North-East Chhattisgarh