Sacred Plants with Medicinal Uses

Authors

  • R K Choudhary Head, Department of Botany, R.L.S.Y. College, Aurangabad, Bihar 824101, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Plants, Rituals, Medicinal, Diseases

Abstract

India is a country of farmers and festivals. On every  occasion there is a festival (with various names in different  parts of country) with rituals. Many God and Goddess  have been worshipped here. Whole plant or plant parts  such as twigs, leaves, bark, buds, flowers, fruit, seeds etc  have been utilized by peoples during worshipping. This  report discussed about eight plant species named as Ficus  religiosa, Prosopis cineraria, Emblica officinalis, Mangifera  indica, Curcuma longa, Oryza sativa, Hordeum vulgare and Triticum aestivum and its parts utilized in Aurangabad  district in religious rituals and ceremonies. These plants  also have medicinal values, used for treatment of various  diseases.  

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Published

2021-06-25

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 1 (2021): Bio-Science Research Bulletin (Jan-Jun) 2021

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Sacred Plants with Medicinal Uses . (2021). Bio Science Research Bulletin, 37(1), 12–16. https://doi.org/10.48165/