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Ethno-medicinal Survey of Angiosperm Plants Used by Santal Tribe of Joypurhat District, Bangladesh

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

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Ethno-medicinal knowledge of Santal Tribe of Joypurhat district, Bangladesh was documented during the field investigation from July 2013 to June 2014. A total of 95 angiosperm plant species belonged to 47 families and 86 genera has been recorded, with their correct botanical identification, local name, family, habit, part used, indications of disease and mode of application for each plant.

Keywords: Plant parts, Herbal knowledge, Drug development, Pharmaceutical industry

Location: Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-07-2013

End Date: 00-06-2014

Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The aim of the present study was to first record medicinal knowledge of plants used by the Santal Tribe living of Joypurhat, Bangladesh.

Methodology:

The present study in based on the intensive field of the area during the period of July 2013 to June 2014. A total of 75 people having an age rage 15-55 years were interviewed using semi-structured interviewed method (Alexiades, 1996). Professionally they were peasant, day labor, farmer, betel leaf cultivators, house wives, medicine men, small shop keepers etc. Among them 30 were female and rest 45 were male. Regular field studies were made in the study area during the period. The information about the plants used for various diseases was gathered through interviews and discussion with the elderly people, medicine men and traditional medical practitioners were also consulted. Triangulation methods have been followed for data validation in the field (Dean and Whyte, 1959). Plant specimens with flowers and fruits were collected and processed using standard herbarium techniques (Hyland, 1972; Alexiades, 1996). Herbal plants referred by these people were authentically identified with the help of Khan and Huq (1975), and Ahmed et al. (2009). The voucher specimens are stored at Rajshahi University Herbarium (RUH) for future reference.

Source of Information: ISSN 2320-5407 International Journal of Advanced Research (2015), Volume 3, Issue 5, 990-1001

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Achievement/Findings:

The present findings are probably the first record of ethno-medicinal knowledge for Joyurhat district, Bangladesh using standard research protocols. Documentation of this unexplored ethno-medicinal information will not only support to preserve the aged-old herbal knowledge but also will promote the scope of drug development by pharmaceutical industry based on traditional knowledge.

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