Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plants used for Skin Diseases by Dharampur Taluka of Gujarat State, India

Abstract

The present study deals with ethnomedicinal uses of plants with respect to skin diseases, utilized by tribal inhabitants of Dharampur taluka of Gujarat state, India, which is one of the tribal area. The local people depends on the plant species for curing various diseases by taking the help of medicine healers. The paper discuss about overall 42 plant species which has used in protecting and enhancing the beauty of the skin. Among which Leguminosae (05) family is found to be dominant among the rest of the family followed by Asteraceae, Solanaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Acanthaceae, Moraceae and Euphorbiaceae (02) with Sapindaceae, Puniaceae, Apocynaceae, Araceae, Papaveraceae, Bombaceae , Cruciferae, Anacardiaceae, Cariaceae, Amaranthaceae, Apiaceae, Verbenaceae, Cuscutaceae, Liliaceae, Balsaminaceae, Oleaceae, Boraginaceae, Rhamnaceae, Burseraceae, Combretaceae, Meliaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Rubiaceae and Nymphaceae.