• Suhita Basu
• Md Yeasin

The purpose of this study was to collect ethnobotanical data on tribal people from the surrounding areas of Shantiniketan, Birbhum district, West Bengal. With the cooperation of several Santal tribe members and cross-check procedures, an ethnobotanical survey of this area yielded a total of eighty-two plant species belonging to forty families. Thirty plant species have been identified as important medicinal plants. There are a total of twenty-seven species that are natural food sources and five economically important species. The mood of preparation along with used plant parts is discussed with the family and local names for all the plants. Thus, it is an effort to record the valuable ethnobotanical knowledge of the tribe Santal, in the way of the revitalization of traditional herbal medicines, foods, and it is an effort to record the valuable ethnobotanical knowledge of the tribe Santal's of the surrounding areas of Bolpur, Santiniketan. The information obtained could be utilized as a resource for formulating herbal drugs or contemporary medication to cure diseases, as well as a document for preserving ethnomedicinal knowledge in the future.

Ethnobotanical information, Santal tribe, medicinal plants, herbal medicine, natural food source

"A Survey of Ethnobotanical Plants in The Santal Tribal Community of Shantiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no.b673-b680, November-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111182.pdf

"A Survey of Ethnobotanical Plants in The Santal Tribal Community of Shantiniketan, Birbhum, West Bengal, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 11, page no. ppb673-b680, November-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2111182.pdf