Evaluating the traditional wisdom of medicinal plants in Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary, India

This study explores tradition healers’ knowledge of wild medicinal plants in Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary, India. A total of 137 plant species, belonging to 55 families, were documented by semi structured interview with 72 informants. Notably, Fabaceae (11.68%) and Poaceae (9.56%) were the most prominent families. The leaves were dominantly used from 77 species (54.74%) in herbal preparation. The study revealed herbaceous life form (44%) being the mostly used in ethnomedicine. The ICF value ranged from 0.86 to 0.96 with maximum value for digestive disease category (0.96). This enriched database can serve as a springboard for future pharmacological research.