Ethnomedicinal Uses of Asteraceae Taxa as Traditional Medicine in Davipatan Division of U.P.

Sharwan Kumar Srivastava

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Ethnomedicinal Uses of Asteraceae Taxa as Traditional Medicine in Davipatan Division of U.P.

Sharwan Kumar Srivastava

Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Botany

Abstract

Traditional medicine plays an important role in health care provision in the developing countries. The aim of the present investigation was to document the indigenous medicinal plants traditionally used by Tharu tribe of Davipatan division of U.P. to treat various diseases. The present paper deals the medicinal use of plants belonging to family Asteraceae growing in Gonda, Balrampur, Shravasti and Bahraich districts of U.P. Total 14 common species belonging to 10 genera of family Asteraceae were reported in these districts of U.P.

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Tharu, Asteraceae

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Sharwan Kumar Srivastava "Ethnomedicinal Uses of Asteraceae Taxa as Traditional Medicine in Davipatan Division of U.P." Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 2 Issue 11 2019 Page 372-374

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      title = {Ethnomedicinal Uses of Asteraceae Taxa as Traditional Medicine in Davipatan Division of U.P.},
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