Ethnomedicinal utilization of some tree and shrub by rural inhabitants of jhansi district of bundelkhand region, India

This paper presents the results of a study on ethnomedicinal plants used by rural inhabitants in the Jhansi district of Bundelkhand region, India. Since the information of ethnomedicinal plant is restricted to mostly few knowledgeable rural inhabitants and they are decreasing in number and there is a severe danger of traditional knowledge vanishing because the younger generations are not attracted to carry on this tradition. This analysis publicized that, the rural inhabitants used 39 plant species distributed in 34 genera belonging to 18 families to treat more than 41 ailments and diseases. Among all the plant species, found to be most dominant trees followed by shrubs. In this study most dominant families were Fabaceae and leaves were the most frequently used plant part for treatment of ailments and diseases. This study showed that various people in the remote villages of Jhansi district still continue to depend on ethno-medicinal plants for treatment of various ailments and diseases.