Essay name: Studies in Ethnobotany of ‘Nath� of Bundelkhand region
Author:
Praveen Kumar Khare
Affiliation: Bundelkhand University / Department of Botany
The essay studies the Ethnobotany of the ‘Nath� tribe of Bundelkhand region within the Indian subcontinent. This region represents a convergence of diverse meteorological, climatic, and floral conditions, which provides unique opportunities for ethnobotanical research. The study of human relationships with plants, ethnobotany, reveals the varied and seldom-known uses of plants, contributing to anthropology, medical, and economic botany.
Chapter 5 - Enumeration of Plant Species (Ethnobotanical Records of 'Nath' tribe)
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ENUMERATION OF PLANT SPECIES INTRODUCTION 27 This part of dissertation deals with all the ethnobotanical records which
are the outcome of the present investigation.
During the ethnobotanical survey of 'Nath' tribe, spanning through a
period of 4 years (1998 to 2001) a total of 272 species of plants belonging to 74
families were recorded as important plants, used by the tribal people of the area
selected for study. The ethnobotanical informations were collected from the tribal
people (Nath's) and also from the other people including herbalists, vaidyas,
cowherds, sheepherds & goatherds etc. who often have been found using plants
for various purposes.
The ethnobotanical uses of the plant species were enumerated
alongwith its botanical name, local name, habit and ethnobotanical distribution.
The plant species marked with the asterisk (*) represent those which have been
adjudged to be the new ethnobotanical record from Bundelkhand region where as
those with a not equal (#) are the uses of plant species which is endemic to this
region.
The plant species have been placed alphabetically on the basis of their
botanical names under their respective families arranged according to Hooker's
system (1872-97) of classification.
