A Note on some Forestbased Ethnomedicinal Plants used for the Treatment of Gastro-Intestinal Disorders in Jhargram district, West Bengal, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2022/v148i11/165371Keywords:
Gastro-intestinal disease, Ethnomedicinal plants, Traditional knowledge, Jhargram districtAbstract
The local people of remote areas of Jhargram district mainly depend on traditional knowledge of medicinal plants to cure stomach disorders. The present study provides ethnomedicinal information in different tribal areas of Jhargram district. The field study was carried out from December 2018- February 2020. A total of 52 informants were selected from different village areas of Jhargram district for collecting the valuable information about 81 ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 52 families used in the treatment of various gastro-intestinal disorders such as diarrhoea, dysentery and blood dysentery etc. This paper highlights the medicinal uses of different plant parts and various modes of administration of herbal drugs and sustainable utilization of plants.
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