This paper analyzed the dyeing condition of traditional turmeric dyes collected from Lucknow, Shillong and from local market, through aqueous/solvent extraction procedure using vacuum evaporator and spray drying of aqueous extract.

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out on the utilization of medicinal plants by Chakma tribe living in the remote hilly forest areas of Hill Tracts districts of Bangladesh by interviewing traditional herbalists, called Baiddaya, and various elderly men and women.

The study throws light on folk ethnoveterinary practices of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. The paper deals with 30 diseases of domestic animals and their treatment by 62 plant species found in close vicinity of the rural people of the area.

In Madhya Pradesh, Baiga and Gond tribes are identified as the main collectors and users of forest resources among the forest dwellers. These non-wood forest products (NTFPs) have immense potential to meet the daily requirement of tribal communities and also a source of raw material supply to small pharmaceutical industries.

The paper deals with enumeration of medicinally important weeds frequently used by local communities of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu.

The present study based on anthropological participant observations has been conducted on selected centurion women of Gujarat. Forty old women (80 yrs or more) were selected to study diverse indigenous knowledge systems used to cure various human and animals ailments.

This study demonstrates how the plant Dicentra scandens (D. Don) Walp. has been used traditionally to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, and malaria. A field surveys was conducted across Senapati district in Manipur and adjoining Phek district of Nagaland state inhabited by different Naga tribal communities.

This paper presented an In-depth research on the use of medicinal plants to treat gastrointestinal diseases in Upper Assam. The findings show that 38 plant species from 36 genera and 29 families are used to treat a variety of gastrointestinal diseases.

In the paper, some of the plants and formulations, useful in the treatment of heart diseases have been summarized.

The present research work was carried out in six villages of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh to study application of plants at home scale level in treating various kinds of ailments.