• Dr. Mandeep Kaur
• Dr. B.D. Vashistha

Around 70% of population in India relies on these systems for primary health care. The traditional Indian system of medicine includes many natural plants used for the treatment of various diseases. A floristic and ethnobotanical study was carried out in Ambala district (27-39"-45' N to 76-36"-52' E), Haryana India, from January 2012 to December 2014. In the present study, family Leguminosae dominated the region with higher number of plant species (61 species). The investigation revealed that out total 61 species, 34 plant species belonging to 24 genera are commonly used in the treatment of epilepsy, cough, nervous disorders, enlarged liver, stomach problems, wounds etc. Plants are also used by local people as a food, fodder, fuel and wood for making furniture and to extract dyes. The plant parts are used in the form of juice, decoction, paste, infusion and powder. The information was collected by questionnaires and interviews of old experienced people and local healers of villages. It was noted that local people in the area under study are using wild plant species to fulfil their needs.

Ambala district, ethnobotanical, Leguminosae, healers.

"An Ethnobotanical Investigation on Leguminosae Family of Ambala District, Haryana (India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.451-456, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806186.pdf

"An Ethnobotanical Investigation on Leguminosae Family of Ambala District, Haryana (India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp451-456, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806186.pdf