Plants used as medicine by traditional medicine men in Chitrakoot region of Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Chitrakoot is a most sacred place for the pilgrimage of Hindus and has been rich in ethnic and biological diversity since ancient times. There are several tribal communities like Kol, Gond, Mawasi and Khairwar inhabit in Chitrakoot region and utilize wide variety of plant resources for food, fodder, fibre, medicine etc. An ethno botanical study among the tribal and rural communities of Chitrakoot has been carried during 2011-2014. In the present paper, medicinal uses of 20 plant species belonging to 20 genera and 19 families have been reported. These medicinal uses are not reported earlier literature.