Ethnobotanical information of 47 wild species of edible plants sold in different markets of Manipur in Spring and Autumn are treated in this paper.

A total of 62 herbal methods of treating nine common ailments of cattle are described from the two coastal districts of Karnataka, viz., the Dakshina Kannada and the Uttara Kannada, based on an ethnobotanical field study. Sixty four species of local plants are used in these methods. A comparison revealed that some of the plants are used for common purposes in veterinary and human medicine, in the region. Vernacular names of a few plants, such as Antidesma menasu and Dregea volubilis are indicative of their medicinal uses.

Wynad district of Kerala (India) inhabited by several tribal communities use plants for their common ailments. The paper reports botanical names, family, local name and their mode of use in different ailments for these plants

This paper deals with women and child health of Meitei communities of Manipur State and includes 36 plants belonging to 25 families. They used some commonly available medicinal plants as a traditional medicine for various diseases and ailments. The details of preparation and use of folk medicines, having herbal origin, collected from the people have been presented in this paper. Traditional knowledge systems and cultural practices, which are very popular, are discussed. An integrated study of these common diseases has a wider understanding of the conceptual context needed for characterization of their therapeutic resources. The active principles present in these plants, if scientifically analyzed and properly used, may prove to be useful for human welfare by way of controlling popularization explosion. The folk medicines recorded here are very efficacious and free from side effects.

Ethnobotanical study has been carried out in Surguja district of newly formed Chhattisgarh State. The paper deals with 116 species consumed as food by tribals and folks of Surguja apart from their seasonal crops and vegetables.