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| Title: | Ethnomedicinal plants of Manas National Park, Assam, Northeast India |
| Authors: | Das, Sandipan
Khan, ML
Rabha, Abhijit
Bhattacharjya, DK |
| Keywords: | Ethnomedicine
Manas National Park
Medicinal plants
Assam |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A01K61/00, A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/08, A61P1/14, A61P1/16 |
| Abstract: |
In the study, 57 medicinal plant species belonging
to 45 genera and 36 families have been recorded. Out of these, the most
important species found were Aesculus
punduana, Boerhavia diffusa, Dillenia
pentagyna, Holarrhena antidysenterica, Justicia adhatoda, Oroxylum
indicum, Rauvolfia densiflora, Rauvolfia serpentina, Terminalia
arjuna, Terminalia belerica and
Terminalia chebula. The natural distribution of these medicinal plant
species in 3 different ranges of Manas
National Park were marked
with the help of GPS. The study revealed that the documented medicinal plants
have potential curative properties with immense market value. Moreover, the
plants can be grown commercially by the villagers of the fringes area of Manas National
Park through improved agro-technique for the
betterment of livelihood.
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| Page(s): | 514-517 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.08(4) [October 2009]
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