A survey of villages of Garhwal region was done to identify medicinally important plants used by local peoples of that region against different women ailments. Paper deals with 67 plant species of 42 families as a herbal medicines described by local peoples used for different women ailments i.e., Leucorrhoea, menstrual disorders, Menorrhagia, Poor lactation, uterus infection, abortion, Deliverythe samples.
Tarkeshwar a sacred grove in Garhwal Himalaya, is traditionally protected forest with its rich plant diversity. It occupies 825.5 ha area in Pokhra Range in Garhwal Forest Division. The biological spectrum of this sacred grove reveals that the vegetation of this area is thero-phanerophytic.The life-forms observed were Phanerophytes (29.12%), Chamaephytes (13.00%), Hemicryptophytes (9.25%), Cryptophytes (6.07%), Therophytes (42.5%).
The biological spectrum of Lal Dhang Forest Range of Lansdowne Forest Division in Garhwal Himalaya reveals that the vegetation of this region is phanero-therophytic. The life forms observed are phanerophytes (42.1%), therophytes (37%), chamaephytes (11.6%), cryptophytes (7.4%), and hemicryptophytes (1.9%). The percentage of therophyte is higher in comparison to Raunkiaer’s normal spectrum. The higher percentage of therophytes was due to the biotic disturbances, particularly due to human interference.
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