Medicinal Plants Used by the Tharu Communities in Nepal

Traditional knowledge on the use of medicinal plants to treat human diseases still exists in many parts of the globe (Katewa et al. 2004, Mahishi et al. 2005). Safe, effective and inexpensive indigenous remedies are gaining popularity and communities in Nepal are still practicing the use of medicinal plants to treat a variety of ailments (Chaudhary 1998, Bhattarai 2009, Manandhar 2002, Baral and Kurmi 2006). Tharus are a culturally and linguistically diverse ethnic group of Nepal Tarai having a long history of knowledge on the use of medicinal plants.