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| Title: | Some phytotherapeutic claims by tribals of southern Rajasthan |
| Authors: | Jain, Anita
Katewa, S S
Galav, P K |
| Keywords: | Ethnobotany
Folk medicine
Phytotherapeutic uses
Tribals
Southern Rajasthan
Ethnomedicine |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K35/78; A61P01/04; A61P01/16; A61P11/00; A61P13/02; A61P15/00; A61P17/02; A61P35/02 |
| Abstract: | A floristic survey of ethnomedicinal plants occurring in the
tribal areas of southern Rajasthan was conducted to assess the potentiality of
plant resources for modern system of medicine The survey is based on the
exhaustive interviews with local physicians practicing Indigenous System of
Medicine, village headmen, priests and tribal folks. Many tribes like Bhil, Garasia, Damor and Kathodia
inhabit the southern part of Rajasthan. These people especially belongings to
primitive or aboriginal culture possess a good deal of information about
properties and medicinal uses of plants. In the present paper an attempt has
been made to document the traditional phytotherapeutic uses prevalent amongst
the aboriginals of southern part of Rajasthan. A list of plant species along
with their plant part/s used and the mode of administration for effective
control of different ailments is given. |
| Page(s): | 291-297 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(3) [July 2005]
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