Study of Some Ethno-Medicinal Wild Edible Plants Used for Several Strong Diseases in District Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

Abstract

Wild edible plants playing important role in the nutrition, hygien, medicinal and conventional lifestyles of the people. The area of Jashpur is rich biodiversity and tribal culture, dependent for sustenance on wild edible plants. These are not only consumed in the Jashpur area, but are also sold in local markets for the benefit of different sections of plants used in different types of diseases. The Survey was conducted on Jashpur district several villages where meeting with local medicine men, Baiga, Vaidya, local people and collect the data regarding to ethnomedicinal wild edible plants. In this study during field survey total 20 ethno medicinal wild edible plant species were identified which are used by the tribal or local people of Jashpur district Chhattisgarh. A total of 20 species belonging to 17 families were documented from the study area. Out of the recorded species were 5 herbs, 3 shrubs, 2 rhizome, 3 climbers, and the rest 7 were trees. Plant parts such as leaves, fruit, young twigs, shoots, rhizomes, roots, flowers, seeds, etc. These plants are also used for medicine as well as food people community.