Sacred Plants with Medicinal Uses

Abstract

India is a country of farmers and festivals. On every occasion there is a festival (with various names in different parts of country) with rituals. Many God and Goddess have been worshipped here. Whole plant or plant parts such as twigs, leaves, bark, buds, flowers, fruit, seeds etc have been utilized by peoples during worshipping. This report discussed about eight plant species named as Ficus religiosa, Prosopis cineraria, Emblica officinalis, Mangifera indica, Curcuma longa, Oryza sativa, Hordeum vulgare and Triticum aestivum and its parts utilized in Aurangabad district in religious rituals and ceremonies. These plants also have medicinal values, used for treatment of various diseases