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At the present situation Covid-19 pandemic is very critical disease in worldwide. Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It leads to an extensive change in the national and international social interactions. India is one of the richest countries in worldwide to supplies of Natural resources. Wild plants used as edible (raw or cooked), medicinal and other purposes. Several field trips were undertaken to different villages of the district. Information’s were gathered by the help of questioners and their observations documented. During the survey, it was found that 18 species, from 17 genera belonging to 12 families of wild food plants consumed as vegetable from the local people for strengthen the immune system. So, the present study involves the identification, enumeration and use of indigenous knowledge on wild food plants consumed by rural people in different parts of Bidar district recorded. It reveals that, some plants used as vegetable and few eaten raw as medicine for strengthen the immune system. It serves the traditional knowledge gives the use of wild plants as food and medicine for various diseases.

Keywords: Ethnobotany, Wild edible plants, Bidar district, Immune System, Covid-19.