Plant Science Research, Vol. 35, 2013

Dominant medicinal plants of KBK districts of Odisha with special reference to the strategy of their conservation

The KBK region of Odisha, comprising of erstwhile Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi districts, are considered to be the poorest and most backward region of the country. It’s scanty population over an area of 30.60% landmass of the State, dominated by mostly tribals has attracted the attention of Government. of India to declare it as a special region, which needs to be elevated in all developmental aspects. The present paper depicts as to how those poor, illiterate and ignorant tribal people make best use of plants available around them and take care of their health and day to day medical needs even without the help of a qualified medical professional. Since the over use of the plants has become a threat for the long term sustainability of those medicinal plants found in the wild, some strategy has been adopted for their conservation.