Abstract            Volume:5  Issue-7  Year-2017         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

Since the dawn of civilization traditional knowledge of medicinal plants become an integral part of society. Rural and sub urban people across the globe have a long tradition to use medicinal plants for curing different ailments. An investigation had been carried out on traditionally important medicinal plants used by the local people for primary health care in the northern part of Malda district, West Bengal, India. A total of 72 plant species belonging 43 families of 66 genera had been obtained through our study. Herbs were emerged as predominant types and leaves were found frequently used in curing of different ailments in our study. Majority of plants had been used in curing gastrointestinal, followed by dermal problems. The study indicates the needs of conservation of medicinal plants and explores the future prospect of research on this issue.

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