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ETHNOMEDICIIMAL PLANTS USED BY KAWAR TRIBE OF GADCHIROLI DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA

Friday, January 7th, 2011
Kawar tribe inhabiting the forest areas of the Gadchiroli, Kotgool, Armori, Wadsa and Bethkathi regions of Gadchiroli district of Chandrapur Forest Division in the Maharashtra State. It lies between 18° 41′ – 20° 50′ N latitude and 78° 48′ – 80° 55′ E longitude. The entire area extending over 15,433 sq.kms., covering 64 tribal villages is situated among the Satpuda hill ranges and traversed by rivers Indravati, Godavari, Pranhita, Wainganga and also streams and tributories. The vegetation is of dry mixed deciduous type, wherein teak and bamboo are the predominant elements. Ethnobotanical study of this tribe has been undertaken as there are no earlier reports. Anthropological work on this tribe was done by Russell and Hiralal.
METHODOLOGY
The present work was carried out during 1986 to 1989. The area under investigation is indicated in the Map. The herbarium specimens are prepared and identification has been confirmed from the herbarium of the Post Graduate Department of Botany, Nagpur University Campus, Nagpur and the voucher specimens are also deposited in the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, U.S.A. Ethnic information about utility of plants has been collected from tribal themselves and the relevant information was also collected from Bhagats and Bhumkas (tribal medicine men).
A review of phytochemical and pharmacological literature on the collected plants was done in order to check validity and authenticity of medicinal uses and also to establish possible rationale between uses and available data on these plants.
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ETHNOMEDICIIMAL PLANTS USED BY KAWAR TRIBE   OF GADCHIROLI DISTRICT OF MAHARASHTRA STATE, INDIA
Kawar tribe inhabiting the forest areas of the Gadchiroli, Kotgool, Armori, Wadsa and Bethkathi regions of Gadchiroli district of Chandrapur Forest Division in the Maharashtra State. It lies between 18° 41′ – 20° 50′ N latitude and 78° 48′ – 80° 55′ E longitude. The entire area extending over 15,433 sq.kms., covering 64 tribal villages is situated among the Satpuda hill ranges and traversed by rivers Indravati, Godavari, Pranhita, Wainganga and also streams and tributories. The vegetation is of dry mixed deciduous type, wherein teak and bamboo are the predominant elements. Ethnobotanical study of this tribe has been undertaken as there are no earlier reports. Anthropological work on this tribe was done by Russell and Hiralal.
METHODOLOGY
The present work was carried out during 1986 to 1989. The area under investigation is indicated in the Map. The herbarium specimens are prepared and identification has been confirmed from the herbarium of the Post Graduate Department of Botany, Nagpur University Campus, Nagpur and the voucher specimens are also deposited in the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, U.S.A. Ethnic information about utility of plants has been collected from tribal themselves and the relevant information was also collected from Bhagats and Bhumkas (tribal medicine men).
A review of phytochemical and pharmacological literature on the collected plants was done in order to check validity and authenticity of medicinal uses and also to establish possible rationale between uses and available data on these plants.*24\218\2*

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