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Ethnomedicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Diarrhoea and Dysentery by the Lushai Community in Bandarban District, Bangladesh

Md. Salah Uddin*
Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh

Vashkar Chowdhury
Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh

Shaikh Bokhtear Uddin
Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong-4331, Bangladesh

Mohammad Sajid Ali Howlader
Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 64, Helsinki, Finland.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Diarrhoea and dysentery are the most common illness for people around the developing countries. This study presents ethnomedicinal practices of some plants to cure that illness are often used by the Lushai community from Bandarban district in Bangladesh, whereas modern medicine and hospital are still unavailable within their home range. Result this survey includes 53 ethnomedicinal plants of 49 genera belonging to 34 families are featured in popular antidysentery and antidiarrhoeal activities, which may save millions of life from those deathly outbreak. Among which 37 plant species were used for diarrhoea, 40 for dysentery, and 24 for both diarrhoea and dysentery. Binomial scientific name, family, local name, parts used, and ethnomedicinal uses of the plant are reported briefly. Collected plants were identified using available literatures, and voucher specimens were deposited in the herbarium of Botany department, University of Chittagong.

Keywords: Ethnomedicine, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Medicinal plants, Lushai, Bandarban.

Location: Bandarban District, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

This study is therefore a pioneering work among the Lushai community in Bangladesh. In the drop of the above facts, the present study aims to document the different plants used in diarrhoea and dysentery. Documentation of traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge, indigenous herbal preparation for diarrhoea and dysentery could help in preserving knowledge and creating awareness regarding the need for conservation of biological resources.

Methodology:

The study was conducted for collection of ethnomedicinal information against diarrhoea and dysentery from the Lushai community in Bandarban district. Bandarban is a part of the Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) with an area of 4,502sq.km. It is situated in the southeast of Bangladesh and located between 21°48′N and 92°24′E. Bandarban is one of the richest areas in terms of flora compare to any other areas in Bangladesh. Ethnobotanical survey was carried out to get maximum information. The ethnomedicinal data was collected through questionnaire, series of interviews and discussions among the local people, experienced aged rural folk, traditional medicine practitioners and local herbal drug sellers. The traditional healers were specifically asked about the plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery along with local name, methods of preparation, mode of application, parts used and dosage of the prescribed medicine. The plant samples used by the traditional health practitioners were collected. All collected voucher specimens preserved in the Chittagong University Herbarium (CTGUH). Specimens were identified using several literatures and guides. All enlisted scientific names presented here verified with the world’s updated database of “The Plant List (www.theplantlist.org)”.

Source of Information: J. of Advancement in Medical and Life Sciences Volume2/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-294X

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Achievement/Findings:

Medicinal plants and their uses in the traditional medicine are well known to many indigenous communities in Bangladesh. The recent trend has been to blend the traditional knowledge with modern health care practices to provide effective health care services to a wider population. The basic ingredients in the traditional medicine are the medicinal plants, which are depleting at a faster rate due to increase in consumption and indiscriminate drawl of resources from the wild. With the changing scenario, there is a need to enhance and promote the conservation and cultivation of these natural resources especially medicinal plants. In addition to the requirement for conservation of medicinal plants it has also become essential to protect and patent the traditional knowledge.

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