Less known medicinal uses of plants among the tribals of Keonjhar district of Orissa.
Veena Chandra, Prafulla Soni, Sharma S. D.
Author Affiliation: Systematic Botany, Botany Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.
Van Vigyan 36 : 115-117
Abstract : Ethnobotanical observations are reported for 10 species (nearly all woody plants), recorded from the Ho tribes during a survey around Bolani Iron Ore Mines, Keonjhar district, Orissa, India. The species are arranged alphabetically, giving details of local names and local uses. The uses reported are new on comparison with the important published literature on medicinal and economic plants of the country. The 10 species are: Annona squamosa (shrub or small tree), Asparagus racemosus (scrambling/scandent woody perennial), Azadirachta indica (tree), Carica papaya (small tree), Curcuma longa (herb), Entada pursaetha (woody climber), Gossypium arboreum (small tree/large shrub), Helicteres isora (shrub/small tree), Mangifera indica (large tree) and Moringa oleifera (small tree).