Biodiversity refers to the numbers, variety and variability of living
organisms and ecosystem. India is one of the world’s top 12 mega
diversity countries with 10 biogeographic regions. India alone includes
two among the world’s eight biodiversity hotspots. The medicinal
plants are used by various tribal’s and local people to cure
different ailments ranging from simple Foot & mouth disease, Fever,
Nose bleeding, bone Fractures, Worms, Snake bite, Eye problems, Skin
disease, Dysentery etc. The Medicinal plants occupy a vital sector of
health care system in India and represent a major national resource. A
survey for documentation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used by the
folk traditional healers in Khanapur Taluka Gandigwad area of Belgaum
District in Karnataka , India has been conducted during June 2014 to
November 2014. Ethnoveterinary information was gathered through
individual interviews and observations among the Gandigwad area
tribals. A total of 25 species of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants
belongs to 20 families and 25 genera and 14 ailments were recorded in
the study with the help of five ethnoveterinary traditional healers.
Among the plant parts used by the Gandigwad area tribals for their
domestic animals, leaves are most commonly used for the preparation of
medicine. Of the plants recorded Vitex nigunda, Bacopa monnieri, Aegle
marmeolus, Tridax procumbus, Tinospora cardifolia, Aloe vera, Ficus
caraca papaver somniferum, Cassia fistula, Gymnema sylvestre,
precatorius & Andrographis paniculata are recognized as very
commonly used ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. Hence, Our study
suggested that, there is a need for conservation of diversity of
medicinal plants wealth for the present and fore coming generations, by
adapting the suitable strategy with most appropriate method of
conservation.
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