The present paper communicates information on 83 ethno-medicinally important plant species belonging to 77 genera and 41 families and being utilised for 57 common diseases by the tribal people of Ranchi district in Jharkhand. These plants have been arranged alphabetically with their family, vernacular name, plant habit, flowering and fruiting period, plant part used and specific uses.Several of the plant species are likely to go under the category of threatened plant species due to over exploitation and habitat destruction if appropriate scientific conservation measures are not adopted immediately.

The paper deals with ethnomedicinal uses of 72 plant species which have not been recorded so far in the earlier literature. The ethnomedicinal information was collected from Gond, Korku and Gaiki tribes of the Betul district. The plant species mentioned in the paper are used to cure various ailments, viz. asthma, conjunctivitis, diabetes, diarrhoea, dysentery, elephantiasis, eczema, fever, gastro-enteritis, hypertension, headache, impotency, insanity, itching, kidney stones, leprosy, leucoderma, lumbago, liver disorders, mouth sores, paralysis, piles, rheumatism, skin eruptions, toothache, wounds, worms and spermatorrhoea. Botanical name and vernacular name /s (wherever available), family name, uses and locality along with field number have been provided.

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 present paper focuses upon the first hand information related to the memory retention of 25 plants species belonging to 17 families with their local names. With the advent of ageing some deleterious products accumulates within the brain accelerates loss of memory due to intake of junk and fast food. However some plants having natural dietary antioxidants can overcome the situation.

Frequent ethnomedicinal surveys were conducted between August 2004 and March 2008 in different tribal inhabited villages of Ratlam district (M. P.). An effort has been made to explore some ethnomedicinal uses of gums obtained from 9 Angiosperm plant species used by the tribal community. For each species the information relating to the botanical names followed by local names, methods of administration and prescribed dose has also been given

The present ethnobotanical survey was conducted during 2005-2007 among the Konda Dora, Konda Kammara, Konda Kapu, Konda Reddi, Koya Dora, Manne Dora and Valmiki ethnic tribes of East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. It was observed that 16 species of plants belonging to 15 genera and 10 families were used by the tribals for fishing practices. Bauhinia racemosa, Entada rheedi, Tephrosia purpurea and Xylia xylocarpa are new or less known plant poisons

Information on ethno-medicinal use of Wrightia tinctoria (Roxb.) R. Br. (Apocynaceae) in the treatment of rheumatic disorders gathered from the Bhilala tribes of Dhar district (M.P.) has been dealt with in this communication. These are interesting and new to ethno-medico-botany.

There is vast expanse of ethnomedicinal heritage in north eastern region of India for bioprospecting of the green medicine based on ethno therapeutics practised among the local tribals, healers for meeting health care and promotion of health.The tribals like Mikir, Naga, Manipuri, Apatani, Garo etc. collect many plants and plant produce for treatment of various diseases and disorders in their community from the ambient vegetation. The present paper highlights some of the important species of ethnomedicinal value used by the tribal healers for treating diseases and disorders like malarial fever, diarrhoea and dysentery, skin diseases, jaundice, arthritis, venereal diseases etc. Based on the locally available herbal wealth, there is enormous scope for commercial cultivation of some useful herbs and production of safe green medicines by establishing plant based industries in the tribal tracts for the ecodevelopment and sustainable utilisation of medicinal plant genetic diversity and their conservation for the human welfare.

The present paper deals with 43 species of plants covering 41 genera and 33 families used by the tribals of Visakhapatnam district for curing body pains, general weakness and body swellings. Shrubs are dominant followed by trees, herbs and a climber. Fabaceae and Euphorbiaceae are the dominant families

During the course of ethnobotanical studies, the author came across 32 wetland grasses which have influenced the culture of ethnic communities and have played an important roles in soil binding, supply of fodder and food during scarcity and wild genetic resources for cultivated grain crops. These taxa are enumerated in this paper alpha-betically along with local name, flowering and fruiting period, conservation status in the area and uses.

The present study highlights the medicinal plants used for treating gynaecological disorders by the tribal communities in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. This paper enumerates the traditional uses of 38 plant species belonging to 37 genera under 29 families used to cure women problems. Three new plants and 23 new practices were also reported.

    The paper reports 102 plants medicinally used traditionally by the tribals of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad district of Kerala State. The study was conducted during the period 2003 to 2006. The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is the home of four tribal commu-nities, viz. Kadars, Malasars, Malamalasars and Muduvans. Data were collected by Participatory Rural Appraisal, questionnaire survey and interview with elder people. During the study, data on 102 plants used to cure common ailments were collected. Among them, 10 species are used for cuts and wound healing, 13 species for cough and cold, 4 species for treating snake-bites, 4 species for head-ache, 7 species used to control dysentery, 3 species for jaundice etc. Besides botanical identity of the plants, local names, application and administration of medicines are communicated in this paper.

The present paper reveals the valuable information on some ethno-veterinary plants, commonly used for treatment of diseases of domestic animals by the tribal people of Birbhum district, West Bengal. Altogether 25 plants were recorded which are used by the tribals in formulation of 17 different ethno-medicinal preparations for curing 14 different types of diseases. Many of these ethnoveterinary medicinal preparations are new, as they have not been recorded earlier in the standard literatures. Among the 17 ethno-medicinal uses, 11 are administered in the form of single drug curing indigestion, reduced lactation, colic pain, cold, fever, mouth disease, ear sore, eye problems etc. In 6 cases compound drug preparations are used in urinary troubles, diarrhoea, boils in nose etc. Lastly, the investigated taxa have been enumerated alphabetically with their botanical names and families, followed by tribal and local names, parts used, diseases and mode of administration.

Ethnobotanical field survey was conducted in the tribal pockets of Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh. During the survey, first hand information on ethnomedicinal plants was collected from the tribal informants comprising Bhopas and Medicinemen. In this paper, medicinal uses of 14 taxa of Fabaceae are reported along with their formulations for the treatment of various human ailments.

The present paper reports some plants used by the tribals of Mahadeo hills against various inflammatory responses like rheumatism, arthritis, joint pains, hydrocoel, piles, conjunctivitis and fever.