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| Title: | Additions to the traditional folk herbal medicines from Shekhawati region of Rajasthan |
| Authors: | Katewa, S S
Galav, P K |
| Keywords: | Ethnomedicine
Indigenous knowledge
Medicinal plants
Rajasthan
Shekhawati region
Meena
Sansi
Nut
Gadulia lohar and Gurjar tribes |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P1/16, A61P5/00, A61P5/50, A61P11/00, A61P11/06, A61P11/14, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P13/06, A61P15/00, A61P15/06, A61P15/14, A61P19/00, A61P19/08, A61P21/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/00, A61P33/00 |
| Abstract: | During
the exhaustive ethnomedicinal survey of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan,
information on 40 more traditional herbs have been collected. Mode of
administration, plant part(s) used and dosages given is also noted. The source
of information is based on the personal interviews with local physicians
practicing Indigenous System of Medicine, shepherds, Sadhus or holy men and experienced, aged tribesmen and women. Out
of 40 herbs, 12 have the property of curing gastrointestinal related ailments,
whereas 11 have the property of curing respiratory tract infection and related
ailments. |
| Page(s): | 494-500 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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