Folk medicinal plants of the Garhwal and Kumaon forests of Uttar Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

The communication provides information on new folk medicinal uses of 96 plant species belonging to 93 genera and 59 families. The data were collected either from local healers of from the reliable old villagers during the course of ethnobotanical explorations of various forest and rural areas of Garhwal and Kumaon regions of India. Plant species with their botanical name, vernacular names, collection number, habit and medicinal usage have been enlisted. Scientific investigations of all species reported are suggested to validate the claims: