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Ethnomedicinal Studies of Lalmohan Thana in Bhola District, Bangladesh

Sohel MDD*
Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

Kawsar MDH
Incepta Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Dewan Idris Road, Zirabo, Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sumon MDHU
Department of Pharmacy, University of Asia Pacific, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh

Sultana T
Department of Pharmacy, State University of Bangladesh, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The purpose of the present study was to document the medicinal plants of a Unani folk medicinal practitioner in Lalmohan Thana that located in Bhola district in Bangladesh. There is very narrow information about plants used by traditional healers and general people in Bhola District in Bangladesh, for treating general ailments. An ethnomedicinal survey conducted among folk medicinal herbalists of one village in Bhola district resulted in the finding of 146 plants distributed into 64 families used by the herbalists. The various plants were used for treatment of ailments like Urinary Disorders, Contraceptive, Diuretics, Fever, Constipation, Menoxenia, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders (Coughs, Mucus), Leprosy, Tuberculosis, Sexual disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders (Dysentery, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Constipation), Vomiting, Helminthiasis, Jaundice, Infections, Heart Disorders, Skin Disorders, Gonorrhea, Urinary Problems, Edema, Typhoid, Liver Disorders, Blood Poisoning, Eye Disorders, Memory Loss, Ovarian Problems, Vaginitis, and Hypertension.

Keywords: Ethno medicinal; Lalmohan НDQD Bhola district; Folk medicine; Bangladesh

Location: Bhola district in Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The ethomedicinal knowledge about the use of medicinal plants can be a resource for the scientist to identify potential drugs, thus, proper documentation of this knowledge overtime is very essential to protect them from extinction. It has been estimated that about 64% of the total global population still remains dependent on traditional medicines for healthcare needs.

Methodology:

Thee survey was carried out in the villages of Purbophara 3No. Ward, Lalmohan 'DQD, which is located in Bhola district in Bangladesh. It is a part of Lalmohan 'DQD. Thee villages had one medicinal practitioner, who practiced folk medicine. However, his name is Hakeem Md. Jamal Uddin (M. M, D.U.M.S) the Hakeem title suggesting that his selection of medicinal plants was influenced by the ancient Unani system of medicine. Actual interviews were conducted with the help of a semistructured questionnaire and the guided field-ZDlk method of Martin and Maundu. Briefl\, in this method, the practitioners took the interviewers on guided field-ZDlks through areas from where they collected medicinal plants, pointed out the plants, and as interviewers belonged to the mainstream Bengali-speaking population. The interviews were conducted among the locals of differernt age groups, mostly between 25 to 65 years, including herbal practitioners (Kabiraj) the interviews focused on basic questions concerning the informant’s knowledge of the uses of local plants and there differeert characteristics. A typical question would be: which local plants do you know and/or uses How many people in your area use the plant as medicine. In this method, the Hakim took the interviewers on guided field-ZDlks through areas from where he collected his medicinal plants, pointed out the plants, and described their uses.

Source of Information: Altern Integr Med 2016, 5:1

Article Link (Online Journal): http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2327-5162.1000210

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Achievement/Findings:

Our study reveals that plants are still a major source of medicine for the local communities of most of the portions of our surveyed area, as modern health care facilities are still not suffcieent. This report may represents a useful and long-lasting document, which can contribute to preserve knowledge on the use of medicinal plants in this region and also stimulate the interest of future generations on traditional healing practices. The information provided in the paper is limited and there is a scope to initiate further ethno botanical study among the communities to gather information as far as possible. The medicated claims incorporated in the study need to be evaluated through phytochemical and pharmacological investigations to discover their potentiality as drugs. It is urgent need for documenting these before such valuable knowledge becomes inaccessible and extinct.

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