Study of Edible Medicinal Plants Farming Practices Adopted by the Tribes of Bhiwapur Tehsil of Nagpur District, India

Abstract

Biodiversity is the variety of life, the different plants, animals, microorganisms and macro-organisms. The economic benefit from the biodiversity is well known. However aesthetic, ethical, and cultural importance are not identified and recorded. Attention to this aspect is essential. Around 80,000 wild edible medicinal plants are used by the humans; of which 200 are under cultivation. On an average 20–30 species provide all the food required for human beings. It indicates that there is much scope for the newer crop species.
Organic farming is very much native to this country. The farmers of our country are known as farmers of forty countries, and it is organic farming, that has sustained them. Organic farming is our own product, our own contribution to the world. It is also called in other terms as Ecofarming, Biological farming, Biodynamic farming, Macrobiotic agriculture etc. We need natural farming, because it is cultivation and growing of trees or crops, based on natural principles, which alone is sustainable.
In the present investigation wild edible medicinal plants belonging to different families found in the study area were studied for their neutraceutical properties in their wild habitat using natural farming.

Keywords: Ecofarming, Bhiwapur tahsil, Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Amaranthus, Cassia tora L.

Cite this Article
Laddha CS. Study of edible medicinal plants farming practices adopted by the tribes of Bhiwapur tehsil of Nagpur district, India. Research & Reviews: Journal of Ecology. 2017; 6(3): 19–22p.