• Balchand Baswal
• Dr. O.P. Sharma
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The present paper deals with the mythological beliefs of the local communities of the Jhalawar district. Their mythological beliefs are called ‘Desi Totke’ in their local language. They use local plants to treat general ailments by doing ‘DesiTotke’. They don’t know the reason for their belief but they do so because their last generations are doing so since ancient times. There is no scientific reason discovered for it. Here a total of 25 plant species of 18 families are described in this paper in which a maximum of three species are of both families Solanaceae and Asteraceae, two species of three families Fabaceae, Malvaceae and Poaceae, in the rest of one species in each of Verbenaceae, Menispermaceae, Zingiberaceae, Meliaceae, Liliaceae, Rutaceae, Papaveraceae, Pteridaceae, Amaranthaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Lamiaceae, Brassicaceae, and Arecaceae family. In all 25 described species only one species is a pteridophyte and the rest of all species are angiosperms.

Desi Totke, Dogma, Bhopas, Ailment, Treatment

"Mythological Beliefs (Desi Totke): Healing by Plants by Local Communities of Jhalawar District, Rajasthan (India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no.b652-b657, July-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207177.pdf

"Mythological Beliefs (Desi Totke): Healing by Plants by Local Communities of Jhalawar District, Rajasthan (India)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 7, page no. ppb652-b657, July-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2207177.pdf