Ethnomedicinal practices of Nasik District, Maharashtra

Abstract

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The paper reports the age old empirical ethnomedicinal knowledge of 30 plant species belonging to 20 families from aboriginal and rural populace of Nasik district, Maharashtra. The preparation of ethnomedicinal recipes, dosage, mode of administration and uses of plants are given. These taxa appear to be promising from the view point of drug evaluation. They are enumerated with botanical name, local name, family name, uses and number of voucher specimens.

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