Common medicinal plants available at Joginder Nagar, District Mandi (H.P.), India

Abstract

Present study has been conducted at tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi of Himachal Pradesh. During the course of study, regular field trips were arranged in different parts of the study areas. About 50 plant species of 37 families and 48 genera belonging to three different taxonomic groups i. e angiosperms, gymnosperms and pteridophytes were collected. Out of these 37 families, 35 families belong to angiosperms (31 families belong to Dicotyledons and 04 belong to Monocotyledons), 01 gymnosperms and 01 pteridophytes. All plant specimens were preserved in the form of herbarium after drying in the folds of blotting sheets. Plants were enumerated along with their Botanical, Family and Local name. All plants were compared with the existing literature for their medicinal value. Local name of the collected plant specimens were recorded by interview and discussion with the local people.