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| Title: | Documentation of traditional knowledge on medicinal plants of Bidar district, Karnataka |
| Authors: | P, Prashantkumar
G M, Vidyasagar |
| Keywords: | Folk medicine
Herbal remedies
Karnataka
Tribals
Medicinal plants
Bidar district
Ethnomedicine
Lambanis tribe |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/00, A61P1/04, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P5/00, A61P5/50, A61P7/00, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P11/10, A61P11/12, A61P15/02, A61P15/10, A61P17/00, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P29/00, A61P29/02, A61P31/00, A61P35/00 |
| Abstract: | A floristic survey of Bidar district was made to
assess the medicinal value of herbaceous flora. It is observed that local
people practice traditional system of medicine in their healthcare system.
About 30 plant species, belonging to 29 genera and 20 families largely used as
medicine by tribals and local people of Bidar have been enumerated in this
paper. These plants contain valuable chemical substances and are employed in
the treatment of various ailments. The present work aims at documentation of
traditional uses of the local medicinal plants for the benefit of mankind and
further scientific investigation. |
| Page(s): | 295-299 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(3) [July 2006]
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