Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary [NWS] A Place for Extraordinary Medicinal Plant Diversity

Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary is a potentially rich source of medicinal plants and exhibits a great diversity of plant species. There are about two hundred plant species which are used for medicinal purpose to treat various ailments by villagers in the vicinity of the sanctuary. This article describes 146 plants and their different parts [root, stem, bark, corm, bulb, leaf, fruit and seed] or the whole plant/herb is used for medicinal purpose. These plants contain several phytochemicals which can prevent ailments or can be used in the treatment of many diseases. The herbs mainly belong to families such as Fabaceae, Poaceae, Asteraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Apocynaceae, Moraceae, Polygonaceae, etc.