Plants used in traditional phytotherapy for hair care by tribals in Sabarkantha district, Gujarat, India

Abstract

During ethnobotanical field trips in different villages of Sabarkantha district, the information about utilization of natural plant resources for hair care was gathered from tribal informants and Bhagats/Vaidya. Information on 21 plant species belonging to 18 families of angiosperms are reported along with plant parts and some formulations of plant parts used medicinally for the treatment of hair ailments and hair care, such as hair fall, hair growth, baldness (<i>Tal</i>),<i> </i>lice (<i>Ju </i>)<i> </i>problems, dandruff (<i>Khodo</i>),<i> </i>itching (<i>Khanjvad</i>),<i> </i>hair tonic, hair dye and hair washing.