Traditional medicine used by inhabitant of Rural areas in western Uttar Pradesh, India
Shazia Bi
Department of Botany, G. F. College, Shajahanpur - 242001 (India) shazia.amu@gamil.com
ABSTRACT
The paper deals with some important medicinal plants having the healing properties growing in the rural areas of Western Uttar Pradesh -Pilibhit, Bareilly, Badaun,Aligarh,Agra, Mathura, Bulandshahar. The ethno medicinal in formations were collected through questioners by interviewing local communities tribes and Vaids herbalists and Hakims. The therapeutic practitioners were treating the common diseases like cough cold, fever, Toothache, Snake bite, wounds, diabetes, and the anti tumor. In total 25 species belonging to 22 Families were recorded.