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| Title: | Ethnomedicinal plants in the sacred groves of Manipur |
| Authors: | Khumbongmayum, Ashalata Devi
Khan, M L
Tripathi, R S |
| Keywords: | Sacred groves
Ethnobotany
Medicinal Plants
Conservation
Ethnomedicine
Manipur |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K35/78, A61P1/04, A61P1/12, A61P11/08, A61P15/02, A61P17/00, A61P21/00, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: | Ethnobotanical studies
carried out in the four sacred groves of Manipur revealed therapeutic
applications of 120 plant species representing 106 genera and 57 families. Tree
species contributed the maximum having 42% while herbs recorded 33% of the
total medicinal plants. These plants are used for a wide range of common
ailments like skin disorders, ulcer, rheumatism, bronchitis, etc. Majority of
the preparations are taken orally in the form of juice extracted from the
freshly collected plant parts. Leaves are the major plant parts used for the
preparation of medicine by the medicine-men (Maibas). Most of the plant parts are harvested from the wild. It
has been observed that the species that are scarce locally in the forest due to
various developmental activities, deforestation, over-exploitation, etc. are
abundant in the ‘sacred groves’. Information on medical claims was collected
from the elderly people residing in the vicinity of sacred groves and also from
the traditional healers called ‘Maibas’.
The study describes details of botanical identity, family, local name, parts of
the plant used, therapeutic uses, and mode of application of the drug. |
| Page(s): | 21-32 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(1) [January 2005]
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