Ethno-botanical wealth of Mirzapur District, U.P.

Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, covering land area 4,952 km 2 , is a natural treasure of vast number of plants having ethno-botanical importance. The present study enumerates some common and extensively used ethno-medicinal plants. During the ethno-botanical survey in the district, 183 plants species belonging to 158 genera and 60 families have been collected. The medicinal informations were gathered by personal contact with the aborigines such as Kols, Musahar, Baiga, Pashaiya, Gond, Saharia, Panika, Kharwar, Agaria and others. Plants with botanical name, family, local name, part used are given. These plants are useful under rural healthcare system and for herbal drug industry.