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has reported the existence of 220 plant species of medicinal value. Local people, however, claim that there are more than 500 species of medicinal plants in this area. The flora of the buffer zone is most vulnerable. Many medicinal plant species such as
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Gandhamardan hills. These practitioners provide medical facilities to about 50,000 tribal people. There are two
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