ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED TRADITIONALLY AT NICHLAUL RANGE OF SOHAGI BARWA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY OF MAHARAJANJ DISTT. U.P.
Dr. Ambrish Singh*, Prof. Makhan Lal, Prof. Rajbahadur Yadav and Dr. Ramanand
ABSTRACT
Ethnomedicinal studies are very important for finding new sources of information about medicinal plants nowadays. There are appropriate sources of information about beneficial medicinal plants that can be used to treat diseases as well as documentation of traditional medicinal plant knowledge. My study site NICHLAUL RANGE OF SOHAGI BARWA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY is one of the most significant representatives of highly rich, diverse, and fragile Tarai ecosystems. The Aim of this research work is to gather maximum information about the use of medicinal plants as mentioned in Ayurveda at Nichlaul Range. Nichlaul is a town and a nagar panchayat in Maharajganj district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated 25 km from district headquarter Maharajganj and 80 km from Gorakhpur. It is situated near the Indo-Nepal border.Its geographical coordinates are 27° 19' 0" North, 83° 44' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Nichlaul. Total 21 days survey tour per year. The study will be based on survey and interview with local dwellers living in region and entirely depend on the plants occurring around them. During the course of study 68 plant species were surveyed in 37 family. It is observed during the study that plant species (Maximum) are used to treat the ailments of Digestive system Leaves are the most widely used plant parts.
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