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<Journal>
<Journal-Info>
<name>International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences</name>
<website>ijpbs.net</website>
<email>editorijpbs@rediffmail.com (or) editorofijpbs@yahoo.com (or) prasmol@rediffmail.com</email>
</Journal-Info>
<article>
<article-id pub-id-type='other'>10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12</article-id>
<issue_number>Volume 4 Issue 2</issue_number>
<issue_period>2013 (April - June)</issue_period>
<title>FLORISTIC AND ETHNO BOTANICAL SURVEY OF AMBALA DISTRICT, HARYANA </title>
<abstract>A floristic and ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Ambala district, Haryana, India during 2011 to 2012. Field surveys were conducted during different seasons of the year to collect data about the knowledge and practise of using wild plant species by local people and traditional healers. A total of 101 species were collected during the survey out of which 70 species of ethno botanical importance belonging to 62 genera and 33 families have been recorded. The study shows a high degree of ethno botanical use of plants by local people. The most frequently used plant parts are leaves (30%), whole plant (19%), roots (17%), fruits (12%) etc. They are useful in the treatment of various diseases like fever, cough, rheumatism, asthma, indigestion, piles, stomach pain, wounds, kidney stone, skin diseases, snake and scorpion bite and leukaemia etc.</abstract>
<authors>B.D. VASHISTHA AND MANDEEP KAUR</authors>
<keywords>Ethnobotanical survey, traditional healers ,Ambala district</keywords>
<pages>353-360</pages>
</article>
</Journal>
