Exploration of some important medicinal plants of Pali district (Rajasthan)

In this study, an ethno medicinal exploration of the plant was carried out in the different remote areas of selected tehsil i.e. Rohat and Marwar Junction in Pali district, Rajasthan. The study was mainly emphasized on traditional uses of the 43 plants of study area which are used for the treatment of various diseases and health problems. Tribal and rural cultures well versed about ethno- medicinal information and uses of these medicinal plants for treatment of different diseases, wounds, fractures and other ailments. In the present study, 43 plant species listed that were used by the rural and tribal people for their various diagnostic uses. Medicinal values of these plants are largely collected and based on folk practitioners through the exhaustive interviews with tribal, rural and literate community of the villages of various age groups like village headman, spiritual leader, teacher, physicians, social worker, postal authorities and Ayurvedic doctors etc. The study provides information that either the whole plant or different parts like leaves, stem, bark, roots, etc. directly or in different traditional formulations are used.