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| Title: | Indigenous health practices of tribals in Ranchi District of Jharkhand |
| Authors: | Sinha, R
Lakra, V
Sharma, B
Dwivedi, A K
Jha, B K |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2007 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| Abstract: | An ethnobotanical survey was carried out among the ethnic groups in Ranchi district of Jharkhand. Traditional use of 41 plant
species are documented in this study. These tribals are using 16 plant species to cure gastro-intestinal disorders, 7 each for
headache as well as respiratory problems and 11 for the treatment of other health problems prevalent in the study area. India
has a variety of tribal population reflecting its great ethnic diversity. Jharkhand is a homeland of 30 tribes including eight
primitive tribes which constitute 28% of the total population. Majority of tribal population of Jharkhand lives in the forest
ecosystem and has its own socio-cultural pattern and tradition. Tribal communities living in biodiversity rich areas possess a
wealth of knowledge on the utilization and conservation of medicinal plants. They have developed this traditional knowledge
over several years of observations, trial and error, inference and inheritance. Some of the indigenous teohnologies are really
effective, much cheaper than modem medicines, prepared by locally available natural resources and easy to prepare. The
potentiality of indigenous health technologies is increasingly being recognized. In present days, this useful knowledge of
indigenous people is fast disappearing due to modernization and the tendency among younger generation to discard their
traditional life style. There is an urgent need to study and document this precious knowledge for the posterity of human society.
Keeping this in view, an ethnobotanical survey was carried out to explore the information regarding the medicinal use of
indigenous plants by tribals found in adjoining forest and agricultural fields. |
| Page(s): | 74-79 |
| ISSN: | 0771-7706 |
| Source: | BVAAP Vol.15(1) [June 2007]
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