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Md. Shahadat Hossan
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhak a-1205, Bangladesh

Abu Hanif
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhak a-1205, Bangladesh

Mujib Khan
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhak a-1205, Bangladesh

Sazzadul Bari
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhak a-1205, Bangladesh

Rownak Jahan
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhak a-1205, Bangladesh

Mohammed Rahmatullah
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

The Tripuras form the third largest tribal group inhabiting the Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh. Many believe that they are descendents of the Bodo group of people, who are considered to be the early ancestors of the peoples of Assam, Burma and Thailand. Most people of the Tripura tribe in Bangladesh have still retained their own culture and practices, which include treatment of various ailments by their own traditional healers. Each traditional healer is considered an expert on medicinal plants and preparation of formulations for effective treatment of diseases. We therefore conducted an ethnobotanical survey of the Tripura tribe to learn more about plants that they use in their traditional medicinal formulations. In the reviews were conducted of the traditional healers and detailed information noted as to plant or plant parts used, formulations, dosages, and side-effects, if any. A semi-structured questionnaire was filled out by the traditional healers during the interview process. Plant s were pointed out by the healers and plant specimens brought to the Bangladesh National Herbarium for complete identification. A total of 52 plants belonging to 37 families were fully identified as to their being used by the traditional healers. These plants include Achyranthes aspera, Centella asiatica, Acorus calamus, Calotropis gigantea, Hoya parasitica, Eclipta prostrata, Synedre l la nodiflora, Oroxylum in dicum, Ananas comosus, Casuarinas equisetifolia, Anogeissus acuminata, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia citrina, Eupatorium triplinerve, Mikania cordata, Cuscuta reflexa, Kalanchoe pinnata, Dillenia indica, Dryopteris filix-mas, Emblica officinalis, Euphorbia hirta, Erythrina variegata, Curculigo recurva ta, Ajuga macrosperma, Hyptis capitata, Leucas aspera, Ocimum gratissimum, Cinnamomum obtusifolium, Caesalpinia digyna, Clitoria ternatea, Moghania macrophylla, Cassia alata , Acacia farnesiana, Lygodium flexuosum, Urena lobata, Marsilea quadrifolia, Melastoma malabathricum, Stephania japonica, Mimosa pudica, Streblus asper, Nymphaea n o u chali, Zizyphus oenoplia, Adina cordifolia, Ixora parviflora, Mussaenda corymbosa, Aegle marmelos, Clausena heptaphylla, Aphania danura, Pterospermum semisagittatum, Callicarpa macrophylla, Clerodendrum viscosum, and Alpinia nigra. The plants or plant parts are used to treat a variety of ailments like gastrointestinal disorders (loss of appetite, indigestion, acidity, flatulence, stomach pain, diarrhea, blood dysentery, constipation, hardening of stools, piles, intestinal worms), respiratory tract disorders (cough, blood with cough, fever, mucus, pneumonia, asthma, bronchitis, throat pain), skin disorders (boils, itches, eczema, scabies, infection on lips), urinary tract disorders (leucorrhea, urinary tract infections, burning sensation in urinary tract, lack of or infrequent urination, frequent urination), hepatic disorders (jaundice) as well as edema, rheumatic pain, elephantitis, toothache, dental caries, impotency, wounds, body ache, epilepsy, heart palpitations, decreased lactation after childbirth, cancer, tumors, malaria, headache, dizziness, diabetes, oral lesions, body pain, leprosy, poisonous animal and insect bites, nicotine addiction, pain and bleeding during delivery, and redness of eye. Taken together the plants and the diseases that are claimed to be cured necessitate scientific studies for validation of the claims and discovery of compounds of potential pharmacological importance.

  Ethnobotanical survey, Medicinal plants, Bangladesh, Tripura tribe
  In Bangladesh
  
  
  Socio-economic and Policy
  Plant

Most people of the Tripura tribe in Bangladesh have still retained their culture and practices, which include treatment of various ailments by their own traditional healers using locally available medicinal plants. The traditional healers generally have extensive knowledge on plants and their uses, as well as expertise in the preparation of various formulations and dosages. We, therefore, conducted an ethnobotanical survey of the Tripura tribe to learn more about plants that they use in their traditional medicinal formulations.

Extensive interviews were conducted of the Tripura traditional healers with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire. The basic method followed was the guided field work as mentioned by Martin (1995) and Maundu (1995). Briefly, traditional healers were taken on field trips to areas from where they usually collected plants, while at the same time questions were asked and information noted. The information collected included formulations, ailments for which the formulations were used and dosages. Information was also collected on any particular season for collecting plants, plant parts used and whether the  combination of plants were used to treat any particular ailment or if any single plant was used to treat multiple ailments. For the latter, interviews were conducted as to any specific plant part used for the ailment(s) concerned. Plant specimens were photographed as well as collected, pressed and dried in the field. Local names of the plants were obtained from the informant and double-checked with other members of the community. Plant specimens were identified at the Bangladesh National Herbarium, where voucher specimens were deposited.

  American-Eurasian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture, 3(2): 253-261, 2009 ISSN 1995-0748
  
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The use of a number of medicinal plants by the Tripura tribal medicinal practitioners as a remedy for various ailments has been validated b y modern scientific studies. The tribal people of Bangladesh are fast losing their ethnic customs and the traditional ways of treatment are also fast is appearing. As the forest sizes dwindle, a number of medicinal plants are becoming extinct or endangered. On the other hand, modern allopathic medicine is turning more and more towards natural sources for the treatment of diseases. It is therefore essential to make thorough scientific studies of the medicinal plants used by the Tripuras before they are lost.

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