Ethnomedicinal Importance of the Plants of District Burhanpur, M.P., India

The present study was carried out in Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India to document the ethno medicinal uses of plants. A total of 135 species belonging to 128 genera and 59 families have been reported form study area. Which are commonly used by local people for food, fodder, etc. Ethno medicinally most important families are Zingiberaceae (5 species), Asteraceace (9 species), Solanaceae (6 species), Fabaceae (15 species), Euphorbiaceceae (6 species) and Liliaceceae with (8 species). A list of plant species along with their local names, English names, Botanical names, plant parts used and mode of application has been given.