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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.

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Of the above mentioned various uses of plants. following are the new
ethnobotanical records falling into two categories :- (Refer ennumeration of the
plant)
(a) The plant species representing those which have been new ethnobotanical
records or uses - 37.
(b) The plant species besides more popular uses, atleast one ethnobotanical
use is given which is endemic to the area of study - 71.
13.
Some important aspects have also come into light during the
ethnobotanical observation, which are ethnically work mentioning -
(a) The tribe/rural people have been found to have a good deal of plant based
information(s) practicing totems for curing the ailments (Table-3)
(b) A total number of (20 species) plant species are found associated with the
religious sentiments of the tribe/local inhabitants offering them to their dieties in
the form of flower, fruits or leaves (Table-4).
(c) In reference to the religious sentiments some plants (6 species) fall in the
category of the sacred plants (table-5).
14.
The study revealed that a total of about 66 plant species reported to
have antivenom property (Table-6), these species have also been reported by
earlier workers. The ethnobotanical data recorded during the
course of
investigation were compaired with the available literature has mentioned
in the
text and found that a total of about 18 plant species are being reported
for the first
time to be used as an antidote to snakebite and scorpion sting.
15.
The relevant ethnobotanical distribution is given plant wise alongwit
the ethnobotanical uses of 272 plant species (Chapter�-5).
16.
A general discussion is given seperately in chapter - 6 High lighting
the following point.
(i)
The people belonging to the Nath tribe, rural people, herbalist and
medicenmen appeared more conservative while some of them
seemed proved
of telling the secrets known to them.

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