Survey of Medicinally Important Roadside Vegetation of Bhilai Township

Pratiksha Pandey, Bhawana Pandey

Abstract: The survey report shows that 927 medically important plant species were present at roadside of Bhilai township plant species found in following manner 53% > 27%> 12%>8% for herb, tree shrubs and climber vegetation at road side of Bhilai township. It was also note that family Asteracae and family fabaceae shows maximum plant species in all categories. It was observed that leaves, root, stem, bark are used for various ailments. Whole part of the plant was used maximum for treatment than leaves, bark, fruit and seed were used as medicine survey indicates that the knowledge of indigenous medicinal plant are not sufficient so, there is urgent need of detailed experiments and investigations.

Keywords: Weed flora, medicinal properties.