Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Various Skin Diseases by Tribal of Dhar District and Adjacent Regions of Western Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, India

Abstract

Present study deals with the medicinal plants used for skin diseases by tribals of Dhar district and adjacent regions of Western Madhya Pradesh. Dhar district is situated in the western part of Madhya Pradesh and dominant tribes of Dhar and adjacent regions are Bhil, Bhilala,,Barela and Pateliya .Present study accounts a total of 45 medicinal plants which are used for the treatment of skin diseases .These 45 plant species are distributed in 30 families and 44 genera .There are 18 trees,5 shrubs, 8 climbers and 14 herbaceous plant species which are used for treating various skin diseases.by tribal of study area. Some plants used for skin diseases in the study area is depleting in alarming rate and need special attention for their conservation.