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| Title: | Some common ethnomedicinal uses for various diseases in Purulia district, West Bengal |
| Authors: | Chakraborty, MK
Bhattacharjee, A |
| Keywords: | Bhumijs tribe
Birhores Kherias tribe
Mundas tribe
Oraons tribe and Santals tribe
Ethnomedicine
Medicinal plants
Purulia
West Bengal
Healthcare practices
Livestock diseases |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/04, A61P1/08, A61P1/16, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P11/06, A61P15/00, A61P15/02, A61P15/06, A61P17/00, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P19/02, A61P29/00, A61P29/02, A61P31/00, A61P33/06, A61P35/00, A61P37/08 |
| Abstract: | Purulia, the
western most district of West Bengal, covering land area of 6259 sq km is the
natural treasure of vast number of plants having ethnobotanical importance. The
present study enumerates some common and extensively used ethnomedicinal
plants. During the ethnobotanical survey in the district, 57 plant species
belonging to 57 genera and 40 families have been enumerated. The medicinal
information have been collected by personal contact with the aborigines such as
Bhumijs, Birhores Kherias, Mundas, Oraons
and Santals. Plants with
botanical name, family, local names, parts used, mode of preparation and
administration are given. These plants may be useful under rural healthcare
system & for herbal drug industry. |
| Page(s): | 554-558 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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