Consensus in the use of ethnomedicinal plants during COVID-19 pandemic in and around Dhaka city

The present article deals with recording ethnomedicinal plants used by the people living in and around Dhaka city also focuses on plant species during pandemic to get relief from COVID-19. information was gathered using open-ended semi-structured questionnaires 348 informants belonging different classes of life. survey has resulted a total 160 medicinal 62 families for 157 ailments through 250 formularies. Azadirachta indica A. Juss. most cited study area. highest factor informant consensus (FIC) found Cuts Wounds category, Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. is this category. Acmella calva (DC.) R.K. Jansen culturally bound attaining 100% Fidelity Level (FL) value. Among plants, 40 were that This interesting use new record these species. Most notable are (Ocimum tenuiflorum L., Justicia adhatoda Centella asiatica Urban, Citrus aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle, Syzygium aromaticum Merr. L.M. Perry, Mentha arvensis Zingiber officinale Rosc., Camellia sinensis O. Kuntze, Nigella sativaL.Since ancient times, have been very popular treat several ailments. hope COVID-19 but preliminary report. Further long-term needed confirm claim plants’ against Due excessive COVID-19, rare habitats city. Conservation measures should be applied save extinction. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 30(1): 123-151, 2023 (June)