Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants of Badami Taluk District Bagalkot

Traditional knowledge of local vaidhyas about medicinal plants and their importance in local health care is well known since Vedic period. Plants are considered as divine in origin and were worshipped as Mother (Goddess). Screening of medicinal plants has become a otential source of bio-dynamic compounds of therapeutic value in phytochemical researches. Ethnobotanical documentation is one way of capturing this body of knowledge. Hence the survey of medicinal plants and their traditional uses by traditional practicners of Badami taluk of Bagalkot district as it has a long history of medicinal plants since from Chalukyan period. Reference: 1. Jadav. Medicinal plants of India 2. Dr.Anil joy. Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Medicinal plants reference to Indian Medicinal Plants. 3. Al-Qurans. Ethnobotanical survey of folk toxic plants in Southern parts of Jordan Toxicon 2005,46:119-126 4. Saikia AP, Ryakala VK, Sharma P, Goswami P, Bora U- Etnobotany of Medicinal plants used by Assamese people for various skin ailments and Cosmetics. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2006. 5. Nayan S. Beherask and Misra M.K- Ethno-medico-botanical survey of Kalahandi district in Orissa. Indian Journal of Traditional knowledge 2004 3(1)- 72-79 6. Harsha V.H, Shripati V and Hegde G.R-Ethnoveternary practices in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka. Indian Journal of traditional knowledge 2004 3 (1)-37-50 7. N.Rajkumar and M.B.Shivanna- Traditional herbal medicinal knowledge in sagar taluk of Shimoga District. Karnataka pp 102-108 Indian Journal of natural products and Resources