ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS USED AGAINST “JAUNDICE” FROM MUKTESHWAR REGION, BANASKANTHA DISTRICT, GUJARAT
P. K. PATEL *
Department of Botany, S.P.T. Science College, Godhra, Gujarat, India
M. K. PATEL
Department of Biology, R. R. Mehta Science College, Palanpur, Gujarat, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
An Ethno botanical survey was carried out on the utilization of medicinal plants in jaundice by the tribal of Mukteshwar, Banaskantha District, by interviewing traditional herbalist and several other elderly man and women. The local inhabitants have developed and preserved a very old and strong tradition for folk medicine. The present paper deals with 22 plant species used for the treatment of “Jaundice”.
Keywords: Mukteshwar, banaskantha, ethno medicine, jaundice