The ethnic peoples of Shahdol have good association with plant resources, which they use for the treatment of various ailments. The traditional knowledge for the utilization of these ethno medicinal plants is widely accepted by these people. Present paper reveals information about 38 ethno medicinal plants used by ethnic people of Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. The results are based on ethnobotanical survey carried out during the year 2016 to 2017.