Abstract

ETHNOMEDICINAL STUDY OF PLANTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO BACTERIAL DISEASES IN KONDAR AND SAUR TRIBES OF DISTRICT CHHATARPUR, MADHAYA PRADESH, INDIA

Yogesh Chaturvedi*, Dr Manjusha Saxena

ABSTRACT

Madhya Pradesh is central state of India and Chhatarpur is a district of Madhya Pradesh. It is situated at northern part of state. It is spread over an area of 8687 square kilometers. Saur and kondar are the main tribes of Chhatarpur district. According to the list of scheduled tribes in the gazette of India, kondar is mentioned at number 22 and Saur is mentioned at number 44. Both the tribes have been suffering from bacterial diseases for a long. For the treatment of such bacterial diseases several plants species are being used by the tribes. Cholera, tuberculosis, leprosy, pneumonia, typhoid, botulism, dysentery, diarrhoea , gastroenteritis, bronchitis, tonsilitis are the common bacterial diseases found among the tribes.This paper highlights 45 ethnomedicinal plants, traditionally utilized by the Saur and kondar tribes of Chhatarpur district to cure bacterial infections.

Keywords: ethnomedicinal, Chhatarpur, bacterial diseases, Saur, kondar