THE USE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS AND TRIBES

Dr. Bhavna Bawra and Dr. Mukesh Kumar Napit*

ABSTRACT

India is a country where nature is the life line of tribals. The present study was carried out in bichhiya block around the Kanha national park area of Mandla, where many tribes are living and using many local medicinal plants to heal themselves. Here the study is based on the use of folk medicinal knowledge of Baiga, Gond, Bhariya and Kol tribes located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh. There are about 30 well known medicinal plants which becomes the part of many tribal medicinal preparations in form of dry and wet form. Different parts of plants like leaf, stem, root bark and fruit use in various treatments either alone or in combination. This study also explored that the basic or specific constituents of plant are responsible for their use in treatment of human and animal ailments. The knowledge of folk healers is very valuable in field of medicine and treatment.

Keywords: Baiga, Gond, Bhariya and Kol.