Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve in central India is endowed with rich floristic diversity with numerous ethno-medicinal plants of economic significance. These plants used in traditional indigenous system of treatment for various ailments by the tribal and non-tribal residents of the area, form the backbone of medicines prescribed by local practitioners like Kabirajs, Pahans Vaidrajs etc. The local ethnic communities like Gond, Baiga, Korku, Muria and Oraon, in order to earn good revenue for their livelihood, collect these ethno-medicinal plants in huge quantities and sell them in the local markets at cheaper rates to vendors.