An Anthropological Investigation of Ethnomedicinal Plants Used in Cure of Skin Diseases among the Tribals of Bajag Forest Range of Central India

The present study focuses on a brief review on ethnomedicinal plants used for curing skin diseases among the tribals of Bajag forest range situated in Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. The Bajag forest is plentiful in ethno medicinally important flora. The paper attempts to explain perception of tribals viz. Baiga, Gond and Kol etc. of Bajag forest range regarding various types of skin diseases and its mode of treatment. In order to collect authentic data, intensive Anthropological field work has been conducted by using various Anthropological tools and techniques. This study is based on empirical investigation and utilizes the first hand information and hence delineates medicinal plants traditionally used by tribal population of Bajag forest range of central India. Total thirty one plants are enumerated for this purpose. Study also advocates for preservation of indigenous knowledge system of tribals and strongly recommends for translating the old native concepts of healing in modern understanding.