Methods of study of ethnobotany
Study of Ethnobotany:- > In India the ethnobotanical works in an organized way were started by Botanical Survey of India in 1969. Since then uses of plants by the tribal are being recorded for a variety of purposes (Jain, 1981). > Considerable number of works have been done on several aspects of plants viz. ethnomedicine, dyes, tans, narcotics, fiber, timber etc, by Bhandari (1974), Jain (1981a,b), Singh and Pandey (1980,1981,1982), Katewa and Guria (1997), Sebastian and Bhandari (1984a), Nargas and Trivedi (1999) and various other scientists. 1. Collection of ethnobotanical Data:- Collection and Compilation of Socioeconomic data of the study area is essentially required for ethnobotanical studies. For Socio- economic study following parameters may be considered. i. Profile of the households (Type of family). ii. Religion and caste profile (ST, SC, OBC, others). iii. Agricultural Land, Crops cultivated and Livestock‟s. iv. Irrigation and transport facilities. v. Drinking w...