Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plants Used By the Tribal in Coastal Area of Dahanu Taluka, Palghar District, Maharashtra State, India

Shivangi Chaudhari; Dakshata Patil; Jayananda Tosh

Volume : VI, Issue : II, February - 2017

Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plants Used By the Tribal in Coastal Area of Dahanu Taluka, Palghar District, Maharashtra State, India

Shivangi Chaudhari, Dakshata Patil, Jayananda Tosh

Abstract :

The present paper deals with the study of traditional medicine used by the tribal of coastal area of Dahanu taluka of Palghar district, Maharashtra state. Altogether 22 plant species belonging to 11families were recorded in targeted area. The main indication for medicinal plants use were against fever,skin diseases, ulcer, common cold, asthma, wound healing , rheumatism, dysentery, diarrhoea, worm problem etc.