Medicinal plants used by Bote Tribe of Madi area, Chitwan.

Pradhan, P., S. B. Gurung, D. R. Dangol and S. K. Sah. 2007. IAAS Research Advances Vol. 1. Institute of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. pp. 233-236.  

Keywords: Ethno-botanical tools, local knowledge, indigenous people, plant resource use

This study was carried out in the Madi area of Chitwan district in order to explore and document the local knowledge on the utilization of major plant resources by the Bote community. Five visits, over a period of four months (January- April, 2006), were made to collect primary information based on ethno -botanical tools, like key informants interview, field observation, transect walk and survey. In the course of the study, 80 plants were reported to be used to cure 50 different types of diseases/ disorders and the result revealed that Bote people were dependent on forest resources used as medicines against many diseases and pests.