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Md. Manzur-ul-Kadir Mia
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

Mohammad Fahim Kadir
Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Development Alternative Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh

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

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

The Garos were once a nomadic tribe of the Bodo group of Mongoloids now living in different areas of Bangladesh and in the adjacent states of India. Garos are very conservative in their outlook. Among Garos, the people who treat and cure patients with folk medicines are considered persons with supernatural power and therefore, enjoy respect and honor in the community. These persons are named k hamal or k a mal. Khamals usually possess a very good knowledge of the properties of medicinal plants, which because of the forest regions that they inhabit, can be very diverse in nature. We undertook an ethnobotanical survey among the Garo tribal healers to gather information on ailments that are common amongst the Garos and the medicinal plant formulations, which are used to treat these ailments. Detailed information was collected from the healers as to plants, ailments, formulations, and dosages. The names of 65 plants distributed into 43 families were obtained from the tribal healers inhabiting the Madhupur region in Bangladesh. The plants (with ailments treated or properties given within parenthesis) include An d ro g raphis paniculata (fever, headache, vertigo), Justici a g endarussa (wounds), Achyranthes aspera (abortifacient), Amaranthus spinosus (boils), Lannea coromandelica (seminal problems), Mangifera indica (dysentery), Alstonia scholaris (leucorrhea), Holarrhena antidysenterica (dysentery, liver troubles, helminthiasis), Rauwolfia serpentina (malaria, spleen d is e a s es), Amorphophallus campanulatus (rheumatism), Typhonium trilobatum (cattle ulcer), Hemi d e smus indicus (rheu ma tis m, joint pain), Aloe sp. (helminthiasis, male sexual ailments), Artemisia nilagirica (stomach pain), Oroxylum indicum (jaundice, swelling), Bombax ceiba (gonorrhea), Garug a pinnata (stomachic), Terminalia chebula (stomachic), Eupatorium odoratum (wounds), Gnaphalium luteo-album (bone fractures), Mik ania cordata (gastric pain, ulcer, fresh wounds and cuts), Wedelia chinensis (vomiting), Evolvulus nummularius (edema), Costus speciosus (inflammation of eye), Momordica charantia (chicken pox), Cuscuta reflexa (jaundice, helminthiasis), Dioscorea belophylla (astringent), Euphorbia hirta (spermatorrhea), Eleutherine plicata (he adache, diarrhea), Hyptis suaveolens (gonorrhea), Litsea sp. (fever, stomachic, seminal weakness), Cassia alata (skin diseases), Cassia fistula (cracking of skin, helminthiasis, dysentery of cattle), Abrus preca t o rius (debility), Erythrina variegata (piles), Punica granatum (dysentery), Hibiscus rosa sinensis (stomach upset, dysentery), Sida acuta (asthma, bronchitis), Aphanamixis polystachya (skin diseases), S t ephania japonica (indigestion, mucus in stools), Tinospora cordifolia (helminthiasis, rheumatism, chicken pox), Ficus benghalensis (aphrodisiac), Ficus rumphii (debility), Streblus asper (dysuria, dysentery), Moringa oleifera (nasal catarrh, decreased eyesight, bone fractures, sores), Careya arborea (burns, wounds, cuts,fractures, body pains), Boerhaavia repens (seminal weakness), Oxalis corniculata (indigestion in cattle), Piper longum (tuberculosis), Asparagus acerosa (seminal weakness, stomach trouble, gonorrhea), Paede ri a foetida (stomach ailments), Randia sp. (skin diseases), Citrus sp. (kidney stones), Scoparia dulc is (dys entery), Smilax sp. (to ease childbirth), Physalis minima (flatulence, stomachic), Solanum indicum (skin diseases, s ma ll pox), Abroma augusta (gonorrhea, leucorrhea, constipation, menstrual troubles), Centella asiati c a (indigestion, stomach infection), Clerodendrum indicum (skin rash), Clerodendrum viscosum (colic pain), Vitex negundo (rheumatism), Cissus quadrangularis (bone fractures), Curcuma caesia (inflammation of tonsils), and Curcuma zedoaria (sores, stomach pain).

  Ethnobotanical survey, Medicinal plants, Bangladesh, Garo tribe
  Madhupur forest region of Banglades
  
  
  Development of Host and Medicinal Plants
  Medicinal Plants

These persons are named khamal or kamal. Khamals usually possess a very good knowledge of the properties of medicinal plants, which because of the forest regions that they inhabit, can be very diverse in nature. We undertook an ethnobotanical survey among the Garo tribal healers to gather information on ailments that are common amongst the Garos and the medicinal plant formulations, which are used to treat these ailments.

Extensive interviews were conducted of the Garo traditional healers with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire. The basic method followed was the guided fieldwork as mentioned by Martin (1995) and Maundu (1995). 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): 165-171, 2009 ISSN 1995-0748
  
Funding Source:
1.   Budget:  
  

The importance of any ethnomedicinal survey lies in the potential discovery of plants, which may through proper scientific investigations may yield novel compounds to treat both old and emerging diseases. From that point of view, the plants obtained from the Garos are important, more so, because the indigenous uses of a number of plants for specific ailments have been validated by scientific studies. Other plants, for which uses have not been validated, need to be studied quickly for the forest region inhabited by the Garos is dwindling fast with consequence loss or endangerment of plant species. Also, the traditional medicinal knowledge of the Garos is being lost with every passing day, as the Garos lose their ethnic customs and become more assimilated into the general population.

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