ETHNO-MEDICO-BOTANICAL STUDIES ON SOME PTERIDOPHYTES OF RAJASTHAN

摘要

The object to investigate the issue of recognizing, documentation and acknowledging of the oral and traditional information related with the true value to medicinal potential of some pteridophytes of Rajasthan. Tlie Rural and tribal people of Rajasthan have developed and follow their own household medicinal practices. Many pteridophytes are being used by them to ciire human and veterinary ailments. Each tribal community lias its ancient knowledge and they treat various diseases by making use of the ferns available aroimd their region, They prepare pastes, decoctions, aqua extract, powder and juice from pteridophytes. Twenty two pteridophytes were surveyed for ethno-medicinal potential from Rajasthan, after the field survey and communications with tribal, Ojhas, Vaidhyas, Bhopas and elderly persons (above 60 years). The survey revealed that all these documented pteridophytes have great ethno-medicinal potential. In this present enumeration an attempt has been made to document the oral indigenous information about the use of pteridophytes growing in Rajasthan. Earlier reports in published literature on the subject have also been taken into account and an attempt to develop a prospect in etimo-medico-botany is being made.