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| Title: | Ethnomedicinal plants from Gohpur of Sonitpur district, Assam |
| Authors: | Saikia, B |
| Keywords: | Ethnomedicine
Traditional knowledge
Assam
Bodo tribe
Mishing tribe
Napali tribe
Santhal tribe |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| PACS No.: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/04, A61P1/08, A61P1/12, A61P1/14, A61P1/16, A61P11/00, A61P11/06, A61P11/08, A61P11/10, A61P11/12, A61P17/00, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P19/02, A61P19/10, A61P21/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/00, A61P31/02, A61P37/08 |
| Abstract: | The paper describes the traditional knowledge related to
ethnomedicine of different communities of Gohpur of Sonitpur district of Assam
state. Population of the study area is mainly dominated with Assamese, Bodo, Mishing, Napali and Santhal communities. Information was
collected on the basis of interview and observation with local healers,
generally known as Bej (Vaidya). All together 22 prescriptions
were recorded from 20 plant species belonging to 17 families. |
| Page(s): | 529-530 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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