ETHNOBOTANICAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS: A REVIEW

Life Science-Ethono Botany

Authors

  • MEGHENDRA SHARMA Department of Science and Technology, Government of Rajasthan, SAT com office, IGPRS Campus, JLN Marg, Jaipur 302004.
  • ASHWANI KUMAR Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004

Keywords:

Traditional medicines, WHO, tribal people, Rajasthan, Herbal Medicines

Abstract

Ethnobotany is a distinct branch of natural science dealing with various aspects such as anthropology, archaeology, botany, ecology, economics, medicine, religious, cultural and several other disciplines. Ethnobotany is usually defined as anthropological approach to botany. There are several methods of ethnobotanical research and those relevant to medicinal plants are archaeological search in literature, herbaria and the field studies. Recently ethno-botanical studies have gained importance during recent years. In the present paper ethnobotanical studies have been conducted on some plants of Rajasthan

Published

2013-06-30

How to Cite

MEGHENDRA SHARMA, & ASHWANI KUMAR. (2013). ETHNOBOTANICAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS: A REVIEW: Life Science-Ethono Botany. International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research, 3(2), L52-L57. Retrieved from https://www.ijlpr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/342

Issue

Section

Review Articles