Ethnomedicinal plants used in Tribes of Bharatpur block ( Koriya district ) C . G .

Present communication brings to knowledge the traditional methods of treating human diseases and disorders using plant-based drugs recorded from tribal and rural folks in Koriya district (C.G.). The present paper is a study of the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and its use by local people of Koriya district. it has rich variety of plant species. Medicinal plants are the principal health care resources among the most of people in India. Local people of this region are basically depends upon medicinal plants for their primary health care system. Their primary cure of diseases is based upon deep observation of nature and their understanding of traditional knowledge of medical practices. Local people in this region, especially tribal people and women heavily use these traditionally available medicinal plants for health and believe that these are easily available, less expensive and have no side effects as compare to modern medicine. A total of 42 plant species belonging to 32 families of angiosperms are employed by the inhabitants in the form of infusion, decoction, oil, paste, latex, etc. either as a sole drug or in combination to treat various ailments. and method of administration are given along with botanical name, family, plant's part/ form of recipe used and local plant names. The folk herbal formulations however, require further testing