Ethnomedicinal uses of some plants in treatment of jaundice by tribal communities of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal,India
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Sumana Sarkhel
Vidyasagar University
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Keywords, Ethnomedicine, Medicinal plants, jaundice, Paschim MedinipurAbstract
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To investigate the ethnomedicines used in treatment of jaundice by tribal communities in Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. An ethnomedicinal study was conducted in twelve villages of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal during 2013-2014 to collect information from traditional health healers/tribal communities on the use of medicinal plants for treatment of jaundice by the tribal community of  Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. This paper provides ethnomedicinal information on the plants used to treat jaundice by three important indigenous communities of Paschim Medinipur district - Santhals, Mundas and Lodhas,. The traditional knowledge of the studied indigenous communities on herbal preparations used for treating jaundice was collected through structured questionnaire(Martin, 1995) and personal interviews. The present study enumerates 12 species of plants belonging to 12 families used by the tribal communities and medicinal healers of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal in treatment of jaundice. Each plant species has been listed alphabetically according to its botanical name, family, vernacular name, part(s) used, mode of preparation/administration. The importance of traditional medicinal system among the tribal communities of Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal has been highlighted in the present study.
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Keywords: Ethnomedicine,Medicinal plants, Â jaundice, Paschim Medinipur
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