Ethnomedicinal plants used by Chorei tribes of Southern Assam, North Eastern India
Journal Title: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease - Year 2012, Vol 2, Issue 0
Abstract
Objective: To explore and enumerate the medicinal plants used by the Chorei tribe residing in Sourthern Assam part of North Eastern India in the treatment of various ailments. Methods: Systematic and intensive field surveys were conducted in Chorei inhabited parts of Southern Assam part of North East India to collect information on medicinal plants used by them in treatment of various ailments. Data was collected through structured questionnaires and personal observations made during the field visit. Results: A total of 53 different medicinal plants were recorded along with their vernacular names, parts used and mode of utilization by the Chorei tribes. Each of the plants was categorized according to their use in treatment of particular disease. Conclusions: The present study revealed that the Chorei tribe is primarily dependent of medicinal plant for treatment of various ailments.
Authors and Affiliations
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP233200
- DOI 10.1016/S2222-1808(12)60140-6
- Views 83
- Downloads 0
Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plant leaf extracts against pathogenic bacteria
Objective: To determine antibacterial activity of water, oil and methanol extracts of guava (Psidium guajava), green tea (Camellia sinensis), neem (Azadirachta indica) and marigold (Calendula officinalis) against differe...
Clinical human brucellosis in Malaysia: a case report
Clinical human brucellosis is quite rare in Malaysia although seroconverters are relatively more. This report describes a case of clinical human brucellosis in Malaysia. This case involved a 29-year-old research assistan...
Nosocomial and community acquired uropathogenic isolates of Proteus mirabilis and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles at a university hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa
Objective: To ascertain antimicrobial susceptibility profile of Proteus mirabilis (P. mirabilis) from clinical urine specimens at a university hospital in the spate of its recorded increasing resistance patterns.Methods:...
Toxoplasma gondii in women with bad obstetric history and infertility: a five-year study
Objective: To evaluate the role of Toxoplasma gondii in women with bad obstetric (BOH) history and in women with primary and secondary infertility. Methods: This study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, Jaw...
Comparative study of in vitro antibacterial activity of leaves, bark, heart wood and seed extracts of Caesalpinia sappan L.
Objective: To evaluate and compare the maximum antimicrobial activity by screening different parts of Caesalpinia sappan L. extracted in different solvents against Salmonella ebony (MTCC 3384) (S. ebony), Klebsiella pneu...