• Komal Padir
• Shretali Warkade
• Pooja Gupta
• Meeta Bhot

Plant biodiversity refers to total of all variety and variability of plants in a particular area. plant diversity of india is enriched with various medicinal plants which are still unexplored. ethnobotany is the study of regional plants and its particular uses through the traditional knowledge of local tribes which has greater scope and applications in herbal medicine. there is lack of scientific knowledge in tribal community, so they are completely dependent on plants for survival and for treatment of diseases and disorder. in present study, various ethnomedicinal information was collected from local tribes of murbad taluka and their uses for several diseases were enlisted. the study revealed the importance of sacred groves in conservation of diversity.

ethnobotany, plant diversity, medicinal plants, sacred groves.

"Ethanobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants of Murbad Taluka, Maharashtra, india", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.788-793, August-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008102.pdf

"Ethanobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants of Murbad Taluka, Maharashtra, india", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp788-793, August-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008102.pdf