Indigenous Knowledge of Locally Available Plants As Health Support System By the People of Ch. Dadri District Bhiwani (Hr)

Exploring the Indigenous Knowledge of Locally Available Plants for Health Management in Ch. Dadri District Bhiwani (Hr)

Abstract

The traditional sources of food, medicine, clothing,fuel, constructional and industrial materials are very important in life ofpeople. In fact, all over the world, people are looking back at alternative toartificial and highly processed goods, that are natural, safe, affordable andreadily available. People of Ch. Dadri are using locally available plants fortheir general health management and prevention of diseases. A survey wasconducted to analyses the knowledge of people of tehsil ch. Dadri of districtBhiwani (hr) about the use of locally available plants for their healthmanagement practices. It was found that people of this area use 11 plantspecies belonging to 9 families. It was concluded that they have acquired thisknowledge since generations. This knowledge require further research so thatpeople can get better health at a cost effective manner.