The Biobrio 13(1 & 2), 2026

Ethnomedicinal plants of Bhatauliya village, District Mahottari, Nepal

Shipra Verma & Indu Kumari

ABSTRACT:

Near the Indo-Nepal border in the central-southern part of the country of Nepal, lies a small, sleepish village called Bhatauliya located in Mahottari district. It lies at approximate coordinates 26.68 ºN and 85.77 º E and falls in the Madhesh Province (formerly Janakpur Zone) in south-eastern Nepal. Bhatauliya village is in the Nepal Terai region which hosts various medicinal plants used traditionally by local communities for health remedies. Altogether 20 plants of medicinal use were identified out of which one belongs to Pteridophytes and 19 belongs to Angiosperms. These 20 plants are used against 26 different human diseases. In addition 10 plants species were identified which are being used for the treatment of domestic animals.

Keywords:    

Bhatauliya, medicinal, local communities, health, traditional, herbs.

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