ECOLOGY AND ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF SOME IMPORTANT PLANTS OF BATHINDA DISTRICT (PUNJAB)
AbstractBathinda district in the semi-arid Malwa region of Punjab possesses diverse medicinal flora associated with traditional healthcare practices. This study documented important medicinal plants, their ethnomedicinal uses, and threats to local plant resources and traditional knowledge through interviews with local inhabitants and literature review. Herbs were the dominant life form, while leaves, roots, bark, fruits, seeds, latex, gums, and whole plants were commonly used. Major therapeutic applications included skin diseases, wounds, digestive and respiratory disorders, fever, inflammation, urinary problems, and general weakness. Important species included Azadirachta indica, Withania somnifera, Phyllanthus emblica, Acacia nilotica, Tribulus terrestris, and Boerhavia diffusa. Traditional knowledge is declining because of modernization, intensive agriculture, habitat disturbance, and inadequate documentation. Systematic documentation, scientific validation, sustainable harvesting, community awareness, and in situ and ex situ conservation are essential to preserve Bathinda’s medicinal-plant diversity and ethnobotanical heritage.
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Ravi Kumar *, Suman Lata Tripathi, Shilpa Yadav and Sunita Swami
P.G. Department of Botany, Govt. Dungar College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India.
ravikumargodara06@gmail.com
08 August 2026
29 September 2026
30 September 2026
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.13(10).1009-14
01 October 2026
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