The health of indigenous or tribal people is woven around the perceptions and conceptions in their own cultural system utilizing and managing bio-resources and bio-diversities of their habitat. They have various procedures for treatment of diseases which include. folk treatment, religious or preventive procedure magical or curative procedures, etc. The utility of the herbal medicinal species in curing the diseases and maintaining their sound health conditions is well known. Few species are considered to be endangered due to injudicious and unscientific methods of collection. The present study was conducted in Gond and Baiga inhabited villages of Mandla and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh on number of medicinal plants for the methods employed by these tribal communities for preservation and conservation of medicinal plants used in their daily life for treatment of various ailments and also in various religious or ritual practices.

Tribal health, medicinal plants conservation practices.