Endemic Use of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Skin Diseases in the Baloddistrict
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Pharmacy (IOSRPHR) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 2
Abstract
The plant based traditional knowledge has become a recognized toll in search for new sources of drugs, wound healing properties and mentralceuticals.Central India is one of those regions in India where the tribal population and forest dwellers from a considerable part of the population. The common tribal communities of area are Kanwar (11.84%) Halba(4.76%),Bhatra(2.52%),Baiga(0.93%),Urao(1.89%),Bijhwa r(1.72%),Bhariya(1.58%) and Agariya(0.74%). They are partially or completely dependent on forest product for their survival.Kanwar tribal societies, related to sterility, conception, abortion etc. and the use of abort-facients. Very little work has been done on the ethno-gynecological use of plants in the treatment and health care program of women as evidenced by the literature and references.Medicinal plants are plants containing inherent active ingredients used to cure disease or relieve pain.The main tribes of these districts are Kanwar, Halba, Bhatra,Baiga,Urao, respectively. The tribal traditional healers of these regions practice herbal medicine to cure diseases and disorders. They collect and preserve locally available wild and cultivated plant species. The aim of the present study was to assess the plant species used for Medicinal values as treatment of Skin disorder specially. The documentation and assessment of the traditional medicinal knowledge is very important for the Indian society. Ethno-botanist over the world has been actively working to collect document of the indigenous medicinal plants.The endemic use of medicinal plants is gaining recognition worldwide because of its support in discovery of new medicines and its importance for proper conservation of biodiversity. This paper documents the knowledge of medicinal plants used for the treatment of skin diseases In BalodDistrict, Chhattisgarh India. The present study was done through structured questionnaires in consultation with the tribal ethno-medical practitioners and has resulted in the documentation of 75 medicinal plant species belonging to 42 families. For curing the skin disease, the use of aboveground plant parts, underground plant parts, leaves, as roots and rhizomes, whole plants. The study thus underlines the potentials of the ethno-botanical research and the need for the documentation of traditional ecological knowledge pertaining
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Dr. Deepak Kumar Gupta, Smt Ganga Gupta
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