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Rural Home Remedies: Medicinal Plants Used in a Village of Tangail District, Bangladesh

Kh. Abdullah Al Mahmud
Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammed Rahmatullah
Professor
Department of Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Only a tiny fraction of the 250,000 or more plant species of the world has been explored for their therapeutic properties. It is quite possible that the solutions to the treatment of many complex diseases may lie in plants that are very commonly seen. The objective of this study was to document the phytotherapeutic practices of a folk medicinal practitioner (FMP) of Lakshmipur district, Bangladesh who used commonly available plants to treat complex diseases. The FMP claimed to cure diseases of heart, kidney and liver with fruits of Citrullus lanatus (watermelon). Breast cancer and liver disorders were treated by him with black grapes (Vitis vinifera black variety). Plant parts from Zingiber officinale (ginger) and Artocarpus heterophyllus (jackfruit) were used by the FMP for the treatment of obesity and heart invasions, respectively. Scientific validations of the folk medicinal practices of the FMP can lead to important drug discoveries.

Keywords: Home remedies, Tangail district, Bangladesh, Medicinal plants

Location: Nolin bazaar village of Tangail district, Bangladesh.

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The objective of the present survey was to document the folk remedies of a rural housewife in Nolin bazaar village of Tangail district, Bangladesh.

Methodology:

The rural housewife chosen at random was Sefali Begum, residing in Nolin bazaar village of Tangail district, Bangladesh. Informed consent was first obtained from her as to disseminate the information obtained from her as well as her name in national and international journals. The home remedy informant (HRI) took the authors to various places within the village to show the plants, which she used in her remedies and described their uses. Local names of the plants were obtained from the HRI. Plants were photographed. Plant parts were also collected, dried and pressed and brought to Dhaka for identification by a competent botanist at the University of Development Alternative. Plant specimens were deposited with the Medicinal Plant Collection Wing of the University of Development Alternative.

Source of Information: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2020; 8(1): 11-14

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Achievement/Findings:

So overall it can be said that the home remedies of the HRI contained both novel remedial measures against some diseases along with the use of other plants or plant parts, which has been reported to have similar phytotherapeutic uses in other parts of the world.

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