This paper deals with 16 species of plants belonging to 16 genera and 7 families used by the tribals of Purulia district of West Bengal for thatching purpose. The information given in this paper has been collected by personal contact with the tribals. The plants are arranged alphabetically under botanical name followed by name of the family, local name, parts used and mode of use.

The Bankura, Purulia and Midnapore districts are mostly inhabited by the tribals. About 25 plant species are used by the tribals and locals as medicine for different ailments, such as habitual abortion, ashma, diabetes, migraine, dyspepsia, gout, dysentery, snake bite, filaria etc. Commercial pressure has reached these areas during the past decade and illegal export of valuable species is reported for the folk potentiality. Over 32 medicinal uses relating to 24 general among the native folk seem new. Hence, an attempt has been made to explore all these medicinal uses.

The Meiteis are the largest ethnic community of Manipur, a hilly state in the remote north-eastern corner of India. Besides the Meiteis, Manipur is also inhabited by Manipuri Muslims, 29 tribal communities, 7 scheduled caste communities and people from other parts of India. The Meiteis extensively used plants as medicine since time immemorial. Elder members of each and every Meitei household do possess some knowledge about the use of plants as medicines. This paper describes the culture and environment of the Meiteis and their use of medicinal plants. In all 29 ultivated and wild monocotyledonous plants and their medicinal uses are described in this paper. Local names are also provided for all the species. Efforts have also been made to find out the correct names in accordance with the latest International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.

In the present paper ethnomedicinal uses of 32 species of pteridophytes under 25 genera and 24 families, found in erstwhile Bastar, Chhattisgarh, have been discussed.

The paper highlights the diversity of ethnomedicinal uses of 41 species among tribals of two adjacent districts of Kheri and Bahraich. The study is based on comparision of uses of the same plant or the plant parts in different diseases, ailments and other complaints by the Tharus (tribals) and local people of these two districts. They use these species to cure several other problems with their traiditional and indigenous recipes.