Indian Forester

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Ethnomedical Practices and Indigenous Household Remedies Used by the Tribals and Rurals of the Bastar Region (Chhattisgarh)


Affiliations
1 SOS in forestry and wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.), India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Identification and Documentation of plant diversity used by the tribal's of Bastar region for Ethnomedicinal practices and indigenous remedies was studied during the year 2012. A total of 103 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 50 families were used traditionally to cure various diseases/ailments by the tribal's. Various parts of these species were used to cure cough, cold, fever, skin diseases, stomach problems, healing wounds, etc. Such studies would help in developing a comprehensive database used in the traditional medicinal practices, strengthening the health care system in the villages and also conserving the traditional knowledge of Tribal's of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh state. The scientific names, local names and family names of these plant species, along with the parts used and the mode of usage are enumerated.

Keywords

Indigenous knowledge, Household remedies, Ethnomedicine, Bastar, Tribals.
Font Size

User
About The Authors

Ajay Banik
SOS in forestry and wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.)
India

Sharad Nema
SOS in forestry and wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.)
India


Subscription Login to verify subscription
Notifications

  • Aawan, M.H. (1976). Kitab-ul-Mufredat. pp 205-409.

  • Anon.. (1993). Convention on Biological Diversity, Mexico.

  • Ekka; Neeli, R. and Dixit, V.K. (2007). Ethno-pharmacognostical studies of medicinal plants of jashpur disrtrict, Chattisgarh, Int. J. of Green Phar, 1(1): 2-4.

  • Ghani, A. (2003). Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh with chemical constituents and uses. 2nd edition, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 5 old Secretariate road, Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

  • Jain, S.K. (1991). Dictonary of Indian Folk Medicine and Ethnobotany, Deep Publication, New Delhi.

  • Rai, L.K.; Prasad Pankaj and Sharma, E. (2000). Conservation threat to some important medicinal plants of the Sikkim Himalaya, Biol.conserve, 93:27-33.

  • Schippmann, U.; Leaman, D.J.; and Cunningham, AB. (2002). Impact of cultivation and gathering of medicinal plants on biodiversity: global trends and issues. In : Biodiversity and the Ecosystem Approach in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Ninth Regular session of the commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. FAO, Rome, Italy, 1-21.

  • Shiva, M.P. (1996). Inventory of Forestry Resources for Sustainable Management and Biodiversity Conservation, (Indus Publication Company, New Delhi).


Abstract Views: 331

PDF Views: 0




  • Ethnomedical Practices and Indigenous Household Remedies Used by the Tribals and Rurals of the Bastar Region (Chhattisgarh)

Abstract Views: 331  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Ajay Banik
SOS in forestry and wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.), India
Sharad Nema
SOS in forestry and wildlife, Bastar Vishwavidyalaya, Jagdalpur (C.G.), India

Abstract


Identification and Documentation of plant diversity used by the tribal's of Bastar region for Ethnomedicinal practices and indigenous remedies was studied during the year 2012. A total of 103 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 50 families were used traditionally to cure various diseases/ailments by the tribal's. Various parts of these species were used to cure cough, cold, fever, skin diseases, stomach problems, healing wounds, etc. Such studies would help in developing a comprehensive database used in the traditional medicinal practices, strengthening the health care system in the villages and also conserving the traditional knowledge of Tribal's of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh state. The scientific names, local names and family names of these plant species, along with the parts used and the mode of usage are enumerated.

Keywords


Indigenous knowledge, Household remedies, Ethnomedicine, Bastar, Tribals.

References