Chitrakoot region is a remote area situated in the northern region of Satna district of Madhya Pradesh and the southern region of Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It has strong local health traditions in which medicinal plants play an important role. The region has well-developed oral medical includingnutritional wisdom in the form of tribal medicines, home remedies, local health traditions,and nutritional food materials. There are several folklore delicacies with herbal compound formulations used to maintain a healthy life. The present study highlights the documentation of folklore practices and their standardization with special reference to Laata (a traditional herbal nutritious compound formulation) inthe Chitrakoot region of Madhya Pradesh. For pharmacognostic investigation macroscopy, powder microscopy, physicochemical parameters, detection of heavy metals, nutritional value analysis, pesticide residue tests, screening of microbiological parameters, and high-performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) fingerprints profile of methanolic extract were performed. Microbiological analysis of pathogenic bacteria, viz.Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus were done and found absent in Laata samples, similarly, detection of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, As & Hg), and 42 types of pesticides residue tests were performed and found under limits/absent as per WHO guidelines. Nutritional value tests of four compound formulations of Laata were analyzed such as total calories range 395.10-469.91kcal/100gm, total carbohydrates range45.60-57.18g/100gm, total fat 17.40-22.63g/100gm, protein 10.75-13.56g/gm, vitamin c 2.00-3.39mg/100gm, dietary fibre 3.90-4.89g/100gm, Iron8.60-10.48mg/gm, Calcium 12.50-17.72mg/gm, Sodium 62.34-80.20mg/gm and Potassium 105.60-155.70mg/gmwere found.These findings are indications thatLaata (a traditional herbal nutritious compound formulation) is a very good traditional herbal recipe used by the tribal of Chitrakoot region to maintain good health. These practices if integrated with the modern healthcare system could elevate the health status of thousands of rural people as well as urban people. This study may also help in the preparation of Laata and their quality evaluation.