The Wan Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Akot Wildlife Division, Akot of Akola district, Maharashtra which contributes 211 sq. km area of Melghat Tiger Reserve. An area of 205.86 sq km is actual forest area and 5.14 sq km area is of cultivation and 'Gaothan' area of seven ex-forest villages called as 'Medow'. Present survey work has been undertaken during 2016 – 2018. During the survey period the only village present in the wildlife sanctuary area was 'Talai'. During this survey work

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... nical data of 13 medicinal plants used to cure skin disease have been collected which belongs to 10 families. This data have been collected from 'Rathi' & 'Korku' communities which are the major communities residing, either working as Forest Department staff in Wildlife Sanctuary area during the survey period.