References to the trees and flowers are found profusely in folk song, particularly in songs of worship of plants. Folk songs in praise of Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris Schard. ex. J.C.Wendl), Basil (Ocimum sanctum Linn.), and Amaltas (Cassia fistula Linn.) are sung, believing these plants are the abode of several Gods and Goddess (Agarwal, 1997). Religious songs have references to offering of flowers and fruits Palas (Butea monosperma O. Kuntze.), Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.), and Mahua (Madhuca indica Gmel.) etc bear flowers and fruits which are offered to Gods and Goddess to invoke blessings for the fulfiliment of wishes (Matiyani, 1957).

silvicultural production systems and nutrient requirements of Jatropha curcas which can be summarized as below: • What are the best management techniques (planting practices, spacing, etc.) to promote the optimum growth of Jatropha to optimize for instance nut production? • What types of edaphic factors, climatic conditions provide best for Jatropha curcas, both from the perspective of fruit and biomass? What is the ideal rotation age for nuts and the plant? What varieties, including non-toxic varieties perform better in southern Africa? • How can Jatropha curcas plantations by themselves or in agro-forestry combinations (climatic conditions and management practices) alleviate problems of devegetation and soil erosion and improve, the environment.

According to Ayurvedic system of medicines a large number of plants are employed in the traditional medicines for the treatment of several diseases like cancer (Kirtikar and Basu, 1935; MacDowell, 1958; Nandkarni, 1975; Chopra et al., 1982; Jain, 1997 and Sharma and Kumar, 2000), leprosy (Sanghi and Kumar, 2002), hepatic disease (Sharma and Kumar,2001), paralysis (Sharma and Kumar, 2001), urinary stone track disease (Mishra and Kumar, 2001), depression and other nervous disorder (Mishra and Kumar, 2000) and diabetes (Raghunandan and Mitra, 1982 and Gupta and Kumar, 2000, 2002) .

Scientific Name Solanum surattense Burm. f. syn. S. xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. Family Solanaceae Used Part Seeds and fruits Distribution Area Throughout India, in dry situtations as weed on roadside and wastelands

Scientific Name Myristica fragrans Houtt. Family Myristicaceae Used Part Seeds Distribution Area Cultivated in Karnataka, the Andamans & Nicobar Islands. Family Myristicaceae Used Part Aril ( Mace) Common Uses . Please see India and Srilanka

Scientific Name Solanum indicum Linn. Family Solanaceae Used Part Fruits Distribution Area A spiny herb, found throughout the warmer parts of Nepal and India, up to an elevation of 1,500 m. Common Uses . The fruit is bitter, pungent, anthelmintic, useful in pruitus, leucoderma, bronchitis, "vata" "kapha", asthama, fever,vomiting, loss of appetite diseases of the eye (Ayurveda, Yunani). The smoke from burning seeds is said to relieve toothache. In Africa, the plant is used against itch and ringworm. Useful in bronchitis, calculus affections, chronic febrile affections, colic, dysuria, cardiac weakness and urinary diseases.