Indigenous Knowledge and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants in Ambegaon Taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra

Author(s): Bombe GD and Dr. Admuthe NB

Abstract:

Indigenous medicine is a vital aspect of rural health care in rural India. Research of this study reveals medicinal plants knowledge recorded by local peoples in Ambegaon Taluka Pune district, Maharashtra. Field documentation and data collected provide a summary of records and identify a total of 24 medicinal plant species from 17 families. Among the four dominant families are Fabaceae, Combretaceae, Bignoniaceae, and Zingiberaceae. Leaves, bark, roots, rhizomes, stems, flowers, fruits, seeds-the different parts of plants which are used to treat diseases such as liver disorders, heart disease, diabetes, kidney stones, respiratory infections, skin diseases, bone fractures, digestive disorders, reproductive health problems. The most commonly used parts in plants were leaves and bark. The study demonstrates the range and depth of indigenous ethnomedicinal knowledge in Ambegaon Taluka and the need for recording and safeguarding of that information. The rapid modernization, habitat destruction, lack of preservation, and decreasing transmission of oral traditions threaten this knowledge system. An adjunct to the evidence-based practice of healing, cultural knowledge and research in the field of traditional plants is needed to help them to be integrated and validated scientifically and protected from deterioration through conservation efforts. Keywords: Indigenous knowledge, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Ambegaon Taluka, Traditional medicine, Conservation, Western Ghats.

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Indigenous knowledge, Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Ambegaon Taluka, Traditional medicine, Conservation, Western Ghats

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