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Study of Medicinal Uses on Fabaceae Family at Rajshahi, Bangladesh

A. H. M. Mahbubur Rahman*
Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

M. Ismot Ara Parvin
Plant Taxonomy Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The research work was initiated to get information and report the medicinal plants on the family Fabaceae of Rajshahi during January 2011 to December 2011. The present study deals with the study of medicinal plants used by local people of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. A total of 32 medicinal plants species belonging to 23 genera were used by the local health healers for the treatment of different diseases. The conventional medicinal plants were mostly used for different abscess, asthma, cough and cold, dysentery, different skin diseases, ulcers and leprosy. The medicinal plants used by the traditional users of Rajshahi are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, local name, voucher number, parts used and medicinal uses.

Keywords: Fabaceae, Medicinal plants, Folk medicine, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Location: Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Start Date: 00-01-2011

End Date: 00-12-2011

Program Area: Knowledge Management

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

The present study in thus an attempt to document different plant species of Rajshahi used by local health healers to cure different ailments.

Methodology:

In the present survey, a total of 32 plant species under 23 genera on the family Fabaceae were collected and recorded for their use in various ailments. A total of 130 local people having an age rage 25-65 years were interviewed using semi-structured interviewed method. Professionally they were peasant, day labor, farmer, house wives, medicine men, small shop keepers etc. Among them 55 were female and rest 75 were male. Regular field studies were made in the study area during the period. The information about the plants used for various diseases was gathered through interviews and discussion with the elderly people, medicine men and traditional medical practitioners were also consulted. Triangulation methods have been followed for data validation in the field. Plant specimens with flowers and fruits were collected and processed using standard herbarium techniques. Herbal plants referred by these people were authentically identified with the help of. The voucher specimens are stored at Rajshahi University Herbarium (RUH) for future reference.

Source of Information: Research in Plant Sciences, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 1, 6-8

Article Link (Online Journal): DOI:10.12691/plant-2-1-2 Available online at http://pubs.sciepub.com/plant/2/1/2

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Achievement/Findings:

The present findings are probably the first record of medicinal plants on the family Fabceae of Rajshahi using standard research protocols. A total of 32 plant species under 23 genera of Fabaceae family have been documented which are used for the treatment of different diseases. The present study may be a preliminary contribution to the medicinal plants of this area using standard research methods, focusing on medicinal plants and their local uses for the healthcare. This healthcare knowledge transmitted orally from one generation to generation. This detailed information will be helpful for the pharmacognosist, ethno-botanists, botanist and pharmacologist for the collection and identification of the plant for their research work.

Knowledge Management: Journal