ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS USED FOR ANTI-FERTILITY BY TRIBALS OF DHAR DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA
Kamal Singh Alawa*
ABSTRACT
The present paper deals with an ethnobotanical survey was carried out during 2019-2021 in the some ethnomedicinal plants used for used anti-fertility by tribals of Dhar district, Madhya pradesh state in India. A total of 22 plant species belonging to 21 genera and 19 families used for anti-fertility of the study area. The tribal people depend on the herbal medicines for anti-ferti; lity. Such knowledge is transferred from one generation to another by word of mouth only and restricted to few families of the area recognized as „Vaidyas‟ „Badwa‟ and „Ojhas‟. Tribal do not approach doctors (physicians) due to lack of awareness and shyness or hesitation. Herbal healers and their patients who receive the treatment for any enquired the local names, parts used and method of administration. The binomial names are enumerated with utilization and dosage of these plants are like Viz. Acacia nilotica L., Adina cordifolia (Roxb.) Rdids., Azadirachtaindica A.Juss., Barassusflabellifer L., Buteamonosperma (Lamk.) Kuntze, Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. Further studies were suggested to validate the claims and herbal drug development for treatment of such anti-fertility.
Keywords: Anti-fertility, ethnomedicinal plants, Dhar district, tribals.
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