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Some Phyto-home Remedies Used in Kaoraid Village of Gazipur District, Bangladesh

Dibakor Sharma Sourav
Department of Pharmacy, University of Development Alternative, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Khoshnur Jannat
Department of Pharmacy, University of Development Alternative, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Mohammed Rahmatullah*
Department of Pharmacy, University of Development Alternative, Lalmatia, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A number of phyto-remedies are used as home remedies by the people of Bangladesh. It is not certain how such home remedies came into existence, but possibly trials and error in households led to the establishment of a particular remedy. This would explain why home remedies vary quite widely from area to area in Bangladesh. As home remedies by themselves can be good primary sources for further scientific studies, it is of interest to document such remedies towards further scientific research. The present study documents the use of 21 plants distributed into 16 families in the village of Kaoraid in Gazipur district of Bangladesh. The plants were used to treat various common and relatively simple ailments like respiratory tract disorders, tooth infections, gastrointestinal disorders, pain, fever, skin disorders, and hoarseness of voice. Of more interest are the home remedies that were used for treatment of epilepsy, kidney stones, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and liver disorders. It is also to be noted that most of the plants had multiple uses indicating that the common people had a fairly good knowledge of the therapeutic properties of plants. Taken together, the plants add to the growing repertoire of documented home remedies of Bangladesh.

Keywords: Phyto-home remedies, Plants, Kaoraid, Gazipur, Bangladesh

Location: Kaoraid village of Gazipur district, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The objective of the present study was to document some home remedies of Kaoraid village people in Gazipur district, Bangladesh.

Methodology:

Information was collected from various household informants (both sexes) and particularly Bhudeb Lal Sharma, male, village Kaoraid, Gazipur district. Informed Consent was obtained followed by interviews conducted in Bengali. Plant names in Bengali were obtained from the informants. Since these were common plants (but with some novel uses), the plants were easily identified by the authors on the basis of their Bengali names. However, in case of doubt, the informants took the authors to spots from where they usually collected the plants. The plants were photographed, and voucher specimens collected, dried and identified by a competent botanist. Plant specimens were deposited with the Medicinal Plant Collection Wing of the University of Development Alternative.

Source of Information: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2018; 6(6): 250-253

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Achievement/Findings:

Taken together, even just a brief discussion on four of the twenty one medicinal plants used as home remedies in Kaoraid village shows that the remedial uses are scientifically validated on the basis of the phytochemical constituents and pharmacological properties reported of the plants. This opens up the possibilities of discovering new lead compounds from the plants, which can prove effective against other diseases besides their home remedial uses. For instance, two of the triterpenes of Centella asiatica, asiaticoside and made casso side have been reported to stimulate collagen synthesis, protect rat brain against age-related oxidative damage, and also possibly have anti-cancer effects. This is not surprising considering that home remedies are probably in use for hundreds of years and would not have been used this long if not proven effective.

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