Herbal remedies by tribals and herbal practitioners of Ranchi district of Jharkhand for treatment of skin disease

Anil Kumar*^a & Punam Kumari^a
*^aDepartment of Botany, Ranchi College. Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Received: 17th January, 2014 ; Revised: 240, February, 2014

Abstract : At present skin disease become a widely spread disease and is increasing day by day in our country as well as at global level. Thousands of people are suffering from various types of skin problems and diseases. The reason for all these are climatic changes, life sty le of people. radiation effects, different types of pollution, use of different types of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, side effects of synthetic drugs etc. This paper deals with some medicinal plants %%Inch are used by herbal healers (practitioners) in villages in treating skin disease in Jharkhand state of India. Some plant species reported along with mode of administrations.