scholarly journals Ethno Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Common Diseases by the Deori Community People of Lakhimpur District, Assam

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Sibani Borah ◽  
Anil Bora
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-52
Author(s):  
Elsa L Rengifo ◽  
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Lizardo Fachin ◽  
Angel M Rodriguez del Castillo ◽  
Jose L Palacios ◽  
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Shawi ethnic group located in the Peruvian Amazon know and apply medicinal plants to their health. The study was carried out in communities of Buenos Aires, Nuevo Cachiyacu and Santa Cruz in the Balsapuerto district, Alto Amazonas province, Loreto region; in workshops, visits to their farms and local forests. 27% were women and 73% male, ages in the range of 19 to 70 years old. The objective was to document the knowledge of uses of medicinal plants, with open interviews. Analyzed data included species common names, type of most common diseases, how they cure them and methods of plant preparation. Information of 24 species which they consider the most used was collected. Those corresponded to 17 botanical families and they use them for treatment of 22 diseases. The largest number in treatments were diarrhea, stomach colic and external wounds with five species, and the rest of diseases with three, two to one species. The leaves are the most used in infusions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-120
Author(s):  
Saradha M ◽  
Samydurai P ◽  
Divya Bharathi G

The aim of the study was to investigate the medicinal plants used as therapeutic, nutritive and food additives which are consumed by the tribes of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The information was gathered from the local tribal community people, an aboriginal community who reside in the foothills, aroundthe Coimbatore district. Several field visited to the tribal inhabitant areas to collect data on medicinal and aromatic plants commonly used by them. The observations collected during field visits were put to group discussion. The medicinal plants were identified, photographed and sample specimens were collected for preparation of herbarium. The results of the study have been documented that 47 plants belonging to 24 families and 38 genera used to treat wound healing, diabetics, jaundice, skin diseases, gastro intestinal disorders, ulcer, fever, cold, cough, bronchitis, ring worm, snake bites, burns healing, eye diseases, swelling,rheumatism, cosmetics and also used for malnutrition.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-44
Author(s):  
Chandra Prakash Kala ◽  

The fever and headache are the most common diseases in human beings, and still, they are the cause of a large number of human deaths around the world. Historically, these diseases have been treated by using plant species. The present study, therefore, attempts to document plant use for treatment of fever and headache in the Uttarakhand state of India.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 273
Author(s):  
Ketan B. Patil ◽  
Narendra B. Patil ◽  
Aashutosh A. Patil

Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
A Sapcanin ◽  
A Imamovic ◽  
E Kovac-Besovic ◽  
K Durić ◽  
I Tahirovic ◽  
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