Ethnomedicinal uses of some wild flowers in Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul and Bolangir districts of Odisha

摘要

Total 314 plant species were documented during the ethnobotanical studies of 165 tribal villages among the 28 tribal groups inhabiting in the remote and forest areas of Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Angul and Bolangir districts of Odisha. Of these, 29 wildflowers belonging to 20 famihes used in the treatment of different disorders by the tribal and rural people are presented in this paper. Most of the uses are either new or interesting.