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The Present Work Is The Outcome Of A Series Of Ethnobotanical Field Surveys Conducted In Kumaon And Garhwal Himalayas Of Western Uttar Pradesh, For About A Decade Since 1983. It Enlists 691 Medicinal Plants Species Arranged In Alphabetical Order Providing Information On Their Botanical Name, Family, Vernacular Name(S), Locality And Collection Number, Habit & Habitat, Therapeutic Action And Uses, Ethnomedicinal Field Data, Biodynamic Notes (Comprising Bioactive Constituents And Pharmacological Effects). Of These 536 Are Medicinal And 154 Seem To Be Still Documented For Their Medicinal Potential.