MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ETHNOBOTANICAL IMPORTANCE CURING JAUNDICE FROM MAIKAL HILLS (AMARKANTAK) SHAHDOL DISTRICT (MLR) INDIA

摘要

The paper deals with ethnobotanical use of 26 antiviral hepatitic plant species occurring in Maikat hills of Sftahdd district Madhya Pradesh. More than a dozen plants are used in different parts of the state by natives like Bagg, Korku, Kotwar, Gond,Maria and Muria as remedy for this disease. Some of which are less known, but wy effective. Amarkantak is one of the sacred place of India, it is situated in 22°41' N and 81°46' E on the eastern part of Maikal range. This range is the place of union oftwo mountain ranges, Vmdhya and Satpura. Bahmangarh peak is 1127 MSL Its terrain is full of hiKs and spurs which contain large patches of plains between the hate. The main rivers originate from Amarkantak viz., Johilla, Narmada and Sone. Due to elevatedtopography and dense forests, Amarkantak receives the highest rainfall of the region. Average rainfall of three years (1999-2001) is 2310.53 mm.