The diversity of ethnomedicinal plants and their uses among the tribal community in the Bodla block, Kabirdham, Chhattisgarh, India

Due to their extensive ability to treat particular problems/disorders, medicinal plants have been significantly employed by the tribes. Medicinal plants are a surprisingly diversified group of plants that show their rich potential against varied purpose applied by the tribal peoples. The tribal people used wild herbs to heal a variety of ills, discomforts, and diseases due to their medicinal potency and therapeutic characteristics. Forests are the major source of invaluable Medicinal Plants. Bodla Block is located in the Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, India. The forest of the Bodla region has a rich diversity of medicinal plants. Forests and hills surround it. The objectives of this study were to document the diversity of Ethnomedicinal plants and their uses in the Bodla Block. A total of 80 Medicinal Plant species belonging to 70 genera under 42 families were recorded from the forest of the Bodla Block. Out of these, 30 were herbs, 28 were trees, 17 were shrubs, 4 were herb climbers, and 1 was an epiphyte. Fabaceae is the most dominant family during the present investigation. All recorded Medicinal plants are enumerated with Botanical names followed by vernacular names, family, habit, plant part used, and medicinal uses. Different parts of these plants have been widely used to cure various ailments by tribal communities in their daily life