Ethnobotanical Survey of Mimosaceae Family in Barmer, Rajasthan

Abstract: Herbal plants are incredibly plentiful in the Thar Desert's Barmer region. The use of herbal plants in the medicinal and pharmaceutical industries has a lot of potential. These medicinal plants have long been used for a variety of ailments by locals, indigenous people, sellers, traditional medical practitioners like Bhopas, and professionals in Ayurvedic fields. In the arid region of the Thar desert, members of the Mimosaceae plant family are more prevalent. For this study, ethnomedical plants such as Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd., Acacia nilotica (Linn), Acacia senegal (L.) Willd., Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne, Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth., Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn., Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce, and Prosopis juliflora (Swarz) DC have been selected.In an effort to draw the interest of pharmacologists, phytologists, and pharmaceutical corporations, the current investigation aims to increase understanding of the ethnomedicinal value of the plants and their uses.

Keywords: Bhils, Ethnomedicinal plants, Herbal & Folk Remedies, Thar Desert.