Phytotherapeutic Claims of Kandha and Kolha Tribes of District Boudh (Orissa)

Abstract

Boudh is one of the centrally located backward district of Orissa. Because of its location in the Eastern Ghat, the tropical dry deciduous flora is very heterogeneous and diverse. Kandha and Kolha are the two primitive tribes attributing for 12.47% to total population of the district. They use 44 numbers of wild plant species belonging to 30 family and 36 genera for curing different diseases and disorders. Out of these, euphorbiaceae and fabaceae are the most exploited families. However, further phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical investigation is essential for scientific validation of these ethno drugs which may help in discovering new drugs for mankind.