Medicinal Weeds of Jowar and Pomegranate Fields from Solapur District, Maharashtra

Solapur district largely depends on agriculture. sixty six per cent population of the district is directly or indirectly depends on agriculture. Pomegranate is one of the fruit yielding crops, while Jowar is main grain crop. In Kharip and Rabbi crops, the weeds are major problems for the farmers. The present paper deals with medicinal potential of weeds found in Jowar and pomegranate fields. The information about their potential uses in medicine was collected from the interviews with local people and literature of different medicinal systems. The study revealed that about 42 species of weeds in crop fields of Solapur district possess medicinal properties. The study suggests that there is not only the scope of utilization of these weeds as medicinal plants but also an additional income to the farmers, which will also solve the problem of weed control.