2023 Vol. 29 No.1 PP 61-68
https://doi.org/10.33451/florafauna.v29i1pp61-68
Ethnomedicinal uses of plants by traditional healers in Ajaygarh, district Panna (MP), India
*Manoj Kumar and Mayank Singh
Department of Botany,,
Chhatrasal Govt. PG College,
PANNA (MP) INDIA
*Corresponding Author :
E-mail: manojshuklacktd@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Medicinal plants are important in traditional healthcare practices, providing clues to new areas of research for human
welfare. This study was an effort to document the indigenous knowledge of traditional healers about traditional uses of medicinal
plants for curing different human diseases. Janpad panchayat Ajaygarh, a tehsil of district Panna of Madhya Pradesh state is rich
in diversity of medicinal plants.Data of traditional uses of medicinal plants have been collected from December 2021 to November
2022 by survey and interviews method with local villagers and Vaidya. Structured questionnaires, interviews and participatory
observation were used to collect data of ethnomedicinal uses of plants in study area. 20 sampling villages of Janpad panchayat
Ajaygarh were selected for study purpose and 60 informants including 40 men and 20 women, 3 from each sampling stations
were selected and interviewed during the one year journey of data collection.55 medicinal plant species belonging to 53 genera
of 33 families were identified. It shows that there is high potential available in the form of diversity of medicinal plants for
treatment purpose of human beings in any system of medicine like as Folk medicine, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Siddha,
Allopathy and others.
KEY WORDS : Ajaygarh,Biodiversity, Ethnomedicinal plants, Panna district, Traditional healers.