Ethno-medico-botany of Godhra Forest Division of Panchmahal District, Gujarat State

Abstract

Survey was conducted in randomly selected 19 villages in Godhra Forest Division. Informations were gathered from the local people of the villages about the medicinal uses of plants available in the forest area by using systematic questionnaire. The forests of Godhra are rich in plant diversity and many important medicinal plants are there in the forest. 68 identified plant species were reported to be used to treat an array of ailments by tribals of the division. Some of these plants are commonly used in all the surveyed villages for same diseases, but there are some plants which are varied in their uses among villages. The medicinal plants commonly used by tribal are Cassia auriculata, Cassia occidentalis, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Tecomella undulata, Tridax procumbens, etc.