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. 2002 Jan-Mar;21(3):178–181.

TRADITIONAL USE OF FAMILY LORANTHACEAE FORM WESTERN MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

D K Kulkarni 1, MS Kumbhojkar 1
PMCID: PMC3331034  PMID: 22557050

Abstract

Family Loranthaceae is charactherized by parasitic nature of its species. Tribal people give importance to members of this family for their wild edible, medicinal values and withcraft and superstitious uses. In this connection, ethnobotanical survey among Mahadeokoli tribe was carried out in five districts namely Ahmadnagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad and Thane. Information collected during field survey in Western maharashtra as well as from ancient literature is presented in this paper.

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