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| Title: | Medicinal plants prescribed by different tribal and non-tribal medicine men of Tripura state |
| Authors: | Majumdar, Koushik
Saha, Reema
Datta, B K
Bhakta, T |
| Keywords: | Ethnobotany
Ethnomedicine
Medicinal plants
Santal tribe
Tripura |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/08, A61P1/10,A61P1/16, A61P3/08, A61P3/10, A61P5/00, A61P5/50, A61P11/00, A61P11/06, A61P11/08, A61P11/10, A61P11/14, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P15/00, A61P15/02, A61P17/00, A61P17/08, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P19/02, A61P27/14, A61P27/16, A61P29/00, A61P31/12, A61P37/08, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: | The paper deals with 33 medicinal plants along with their
local names, parts and ethnomedicinal uses prescribed by tribal and non-tribal
medicine men of Tripura state. The ethnobotanical field survey was conducted
around the tribal areas of the state during 2002-2003 to highlight the
ethnomedicinal uses and the herbal formulation/ preparations of various traditional
medicines. The survey comprised of the medicinal use of 33 species of 31 genera
belonging to 25 families of flowering plants used for the treatment of various
ailments either single or in combinations. The study provides immense scope for
the active principles analysis and clinical studies of these plants for future
drug development. |
| Page(s): | 559-562 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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