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| Title: | Traditional medicines knowledge in Dharmabad taluka of Nanded district, Maharashtra, India |
| Authors: | Ghorband, Dnyaneshwar P
Biradar, Sharad D |
| Keywords: | Dharmabad
Ethnomedicine
Folklore
Medicinal plants
Nanded district
Maharashtra |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01) - A61K 36/00 |
| Abstract: | The present paper deals with the
observations on ethnomedicinal uses of plant wealth of Dharmabad tehsil of
Nanded district. The herbal vendors and rustic people use mainly herbal
medicines to cure different ailments and diseases. Altogether 32 plants were
recorded which are used by them for curing 38 different types of diseases and
ailments. Many of these ethnomedicinal preparations are new. Among the 38
ethnomedicinal preparations, 20 are administered in the form of monoherbal
preparations used in curing colic pain, jaundice, scabies, dropsy, etc. while
the remaining 18 are polyherbal preparations used to cure cataract,
leucorrhoea, eczema, leprosy and debility. Their botanical name, local name,
uses, name of ailments and diseases are provided in this paper. Some noteworthy
medicinal plants of this area are: Achyranthes
aspera Linn., Bombax ceiba Linn.,
Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers., Plumeria rubra Linn., etc. |
| Page(s): | 498-503 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.2(4) [December 2011]
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