Ethnomedicinal Diversity of Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University Campus,Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India

Authors

  • Pandey I. J.  Department of Botany ,C .J .patel college ,Tirora, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Field survey, Medicinal plants Pt. R.U.S. Campus Raipur, Diversity.

Abstract

Chhattisgarh is known as rich herbal diversity state in India because variety of plants is being found here, Different parts of these plants like root, stem, and leaves. Flower, bud etc. are used to cure many diseases; Current research work is a useful account on medicinal plants in pt., R. S .U .campus Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Medicinal plant diversity survey was carried out in the period from 19 April 2017 to 16 May 2017 in pt. R .U .S .Campus, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. After the field survey observed medicinal plants were identified and their medicinal uses were searched form available literature. Total 184 medicinal plants species were identified which belong to 68 families. Out of 184 medicinal plants 56 were trees. 36 shrubs and 92 were herbaceous species. It was also noted that Pt. Ravishanker Shukla University Campus is rich in plants of Fabaceae family that is 23 plants and the Euphorbiaceous family is the second largest plant family of this campus, of which 14 plants were reported.

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Pandey I. J., " Ethnomedicinal Diversity of Pt.Ravishankar Shukla University Campus,Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.119-125 , January-February-2018.