Paddy Weeds Diversity and its Medicinal uses from Junnar (Shivneri) Taluka Dist. Pune Maharashtra India

Abstract

The current research is being conducted in the junnar tehasil in order to better understand paddy field variety. The research was based on extensive and in-depth field surveys conducted over the course of several months between 2020 and 2022. During the field study collect a variety of paddy weeds in a systematic manner, including collection identification and the preparation of three voucher specimens for the creation of a herbarium. Weeds were collected on two-monthly field trips in each site. During that time, the authors identified 84 weed species from 36 Angiospermic and one pteridophytic family. Monocot groups like Cyperaceae and Poaceae, with 08 and 14 weed species, respectively, dominated the 21 Angiospermic families. There were one weed species from the pteridophytic family Marsileaceae. The goal of this study is to collect data on rice-field weeds and establish that the majority of them are of medical value. 84 plants with ethnomedicinal effects have also been discovered. Plants from the Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, and Poaceae families were the most commonly utilised for dysentery, wounds, and skin illnesses. Before some of them may be employed as pharmaceuticals to benefit humans, more phytochemical research is required. Exploration, identification, and use of new ethnomedicinal plants are urgently needed to assist economic growth.