Research Journal of Recent Sciences ________________________________________________ ISSN 2277 - 2502
Vol. 1(ISC-2011), 333-336 (2012)
Res.J.Recent.Sci.

Short Communication

Ethnomedicinal Herbal Recipes from Satpura Hill Ranges
of Shirpur Tahsil, Dhule, Maharashtra, India
Patil Sunil J.1 and Patil H.M.2
1

H. R. Patel Kanya Secondary and Higher Secondary School, Shirpur, Dhule, MS, INDIA
2
Department of Botany, V. N. College, Shahada, Nandurbar MS,INDIA

Available online at: www.isca.in
(Received 30th November 2011, revised 1st January 2012, accepted 28th January 2012)

Abstract
During the course of ethnobotanical explorations in the Satpura hill ranges of Shirpur tahsil, a large number of plants species have
been collected which are used by the tribals to cure various ailments. The present paper deals with 23 plant species which are
ethno-medicinally important. The tribals employ different parts of these plants with different method of preparation and mode of
administration of medicine.
Keywords: Ethnomedicine, herbal recipes, Satpura hills, tribals, Shirpur, Dhule.

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