Influence of Ayurveda: Traditional health practice of tribes of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pune, Maharashtra

Ethno medicine is defined as a field of anthropology that studies cultural interpretation, beliefs, and notions related to illness and health by the ethnic or indigenous communities around the world over centuries. It also involves understanding the healing practices for different diseases. The traditional knowledge gained from their ancestors of proper usage of natural resources available in their native flora, for the management of disease. Hence this study was planned to document tribal knowledge from the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary, Pune, Maharashtra, India and verified with reported information of the Ayurveda. Data was collected by recording detail interview of respondents during Medico-ethno-botanical survey in the year 2022-23. Collected data was analyzed using tools. Collected claims were also validated from books including classical textbooks of Ayurveda and ethno medicine and other search engines. However, novel folk claims could be explored for bioactive and further pharmacological activities to introduce in Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia.