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Ethno-medicinal Practices for the Treatment of Asthma, Diuretic, Jaundice, Piles, Rheumatism and Vomiting at the Village Abdullahpur Under Akkelpur Upazilla of Joypurhat District, Bangladesh

A.H.M. Mahbubur Rahman
Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh,

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An ethno-medicinal study was conducted from July 2013 to June 2014 to investigation the uses of medicinal plants by Santhal community at the village Abdullahpur of Joypurhat district of Bangladesh. This article focuses on the treatment of asthma, diuretic, jaundice, piles, rheumatism and vomiting. The present paper reported 33 medicinal plants belonging to 21 families and 30 genera. Habit analysis shows that herbs, shrubs, climbers and trees are represented by 12, 6, 3 and 12 species, respectively. For each species scientific name, local name, family, habit, mode of uses and part(s) used are provided. This detailed information will be helpful for the pharmacognosist, botanist, ethno-botanist and pharmacologist for the collection and identification of the plant for their research work and isolation of plant products benefitting human health.

Keywords: Ethno-medicine, Santhal community, Indigenous healthcare, Joypurhat, Bangladesh

Location: Abdullahpur of Joypurhat district of Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-07-2013

End Date: 00-06-2014

Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The article focused on the traditional medicinal practices used for the treatment of asthma, diuretic, jaundice, piles, rheumatism and vomiting at the village Abdullahpur of Joypurhat district, Bangladesh.

Methodology:

A. Study area Akkelpur is an Upazilla of Joypurhat District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Akkelpur is located at 24°58′30″N 89°01′15″E 24.9750°N 89.0208°E with a total area of 139.47 km². It is the smallest Upazilla in Joypurhat Zila. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Akkelpur has a population of 126,046, with It has 24,475 units of household as of the 1991 Census. Males constitute 52.9% of the population, and females 47.1%. This Upazilla's eighteen up population is 68033. Akkelpur has an average literacy rate of 34% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. The annual rainfall is 1350mm. Temperature of the area is low in January varies from 9.0?C to 14.1⁰C. From February an increasing trend of temperature is found up to April and thereafter temperature start to decline. In April temperature varies from 22.6⁰C to 36.9⁰C. The mean relative humidity is found to be low in March (65%) and high in July-September (88-89%). B. Ethno-botanical Survey In the present survey, a total of 33 plant species belonging to 30 genera and 21 families were recorded. A total of ten field trips were made for documentation. During the field interview, the information was noted in the documentation data sheet. All the information regarding plant species, biological forms, habitat, local names and uses was documented. Medicinal information was obtained through informal interviews following semi-structured from knowledgeable person’s particularly local Kabiraj/Herbalists and elderly people. Plant specimens were collected with flowers and fruits and processed using standard herbarium techniques. The specimens were identified consulting with the experts, by comparing herbarium specimens and available literatures. The voucher specimens are stored at Rajshahi University Herbarium (RUH) for future reference.

Source of Information: International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences (IJEAS) ISSN: 2394-3661, Volume-1, Issue-2, November 2014

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The present findings are the first record of ethno-medicinal survey of traditional medicine practices for the treatment of asthma, diuretic, jaundice, piles, rheumatism and vomiting at the village Abdullahpur under Akkelpur Upazilla of Joypurhat District of Bangladesh using standard research protocols. A total of 33 plant species under 30 genera of 21 families have been documented which are used for the treatment of 6 important human diseases. The present study may be a preliminary contribution to the medicinal knowledge of this area using standard research methods, focusing on medicinal plants and their local uses for the healthcare. This healthcare knowledge transmitted orally from one generation to generation. The study also suggested that the present information on medicinal plants by the Santhals may be used for botanical and pharmacological research in future for the development of new sources of drugs.

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