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| Title: | Traditional Phytotherapy among Karens of Middle Andaman |
| Authors: | Sharief, M U
Kumar, Senthil
Diwakar, P G
Sharma, TVRS |
| Keywords: | Karen Tribe
Ethnobotany
Ethnomedicine
Mayabunder
Middle Andaman
Tribes
Phytotherapy |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K35/78, A61P1/02, A61P9/00 |
| Abstract: | Karens, originally a
hill tribe hailing from Pegu district of western Mayanmar, brought to Andaman
by Britishers for forest timber operations during the year 1924-25. Although
Karens have not been classified as tribals in the recent tribal notification,
they form a minor ethnic group that has apparently been living amidst the
forests of Mayabunder tehsil since decades. They posses extensive indigenous
knowledge of the plants which they use in their ethnomedicinal practices.
Information about 24 selected medicinal plants, their local names, parts used,
methods of application and medicinal uses are recorded. The medicinal utilities
of these plants used by Karens have not been recorded earlier. Ethnobotanical
information related to agriculture, house building, canoe making and
traditional artifacts are also recorded. |
| Page(s): | 429-436 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(4) [October 2005]
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