Bari et al. (2017) / J. Biosci. Agric. Res. 15(02): 1266-1274 https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.150217.156 1266 Published with open access at journalbinet.com EISSN: 2312-7945, © 2017 The Authors, Research paper Diversity of medicinal plants in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh and their uses Mohammad Rizwanul Bari 1 , Md. Aslam Ali 2 Md. Giashuddin Miah 3 and Md. Rishad Abdullah 1 1 Dept. of Agrofestry, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh 2 Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, 3 Dept. of Agroforestry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh ✉ For any information: ask.author@journalbinet.com, Received: 07.08.17, Revised: 26.09.17; Available online: 14 October 2017. ABSTRACT To determine the diveisty and uses of medicinal plants the study was conducted at twenty villages Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh district, Bangladesh. Seventy five households were randomly selected and data were collected using structured questionnaires and resulted in the documentation of 87 useful medicinal plant species belonging to 51 families including trees (40%), herbs (32%), shrubs (20%) and climber (8%). The Fabaceae and Zingiberaceae family provided the largest number of species (5 plants) followed by Apocynaceae, Combretaceae and Euphorbiaceae (4 plants from each family). Among the identified plants 80 species uses against human disease, 11 species used against animal disease and 10 species used for pest control. Leaf was used in the majority of cases for medicinal preparation (52 species), followed by fruits (21 species), roots (19 species), seeds (13 species), barks (15 species) and besides these, rhizome, flower, latex as well as whole plant were used. Unfortunately, medicinal plants are increasingly threatened by various environmental, socio-economic and institutional problems. In the study area some medicinal plant species (Neem, Khejur, Mandar, Ulot kambal, Sazna, Bael and Amloki) were found well adapted for many years. However, proper training with adequate supply of desired medicinal plant species are required and credit facilities would be helpful for large scale cultivation of medicinal plants. Key Words: Haluaghat, Medicinal plants, Diversity, Disease and Pest control I. Introduction Forest and village thickets have always been the major sources of medicinal plant genetic resources. In addition to the timber value, these forests are composed many medicinal and aromatic species of Published with Open Access at Journal BiNET Vol. 15, Issue 02: 1266-1273 Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research Journal Home: www.journalbinet.com/jbar-journal.html Cite Article: Bari, M. R., Ali, M. A., Miah, M. G. and Abdullah, M. R., (2017). Diversity of medicinal plants in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh and their uses. Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, 15(02), 1266-1273. Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/jbar.150217.156 Article distributed under terms of a Creative Common Attribution 4.0 International License.