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A Comprehensive Ethnomedicinal Documentation of Medicinal Plants of Islamic University, Region, Bangladesh

Gazi Ziaul Haque Masum*
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Bangladesh

Biplab Kumar Dash
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Bangladesh

Shital Kumar Barman
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Bangladesh

Monokesh Kumer Sen
Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, Islamic University, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out through semi-structured questionnaire and the guided field-walk method in Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh to document the utilization of medicinal plants by local people for general ailments. A total of 87 species belonging to 51 families with their local names, useable parts and mode of application were recorded for their usages for curing at least 70 ailments. Ethnomedicinally most important families are Asteraceae, Combretaceae, Moraceae, Solanaceae, Apocynaceae. These plant species are utilized by local peoples against various ailments such as dysentery, fever, cough, sexual debility, asthma, skin disease, diarrhea, indigestion, wound healing, toothache, malaria, etc. Indigenous knowledge of Kavirajes or knowledgeable local persons have great contributions in formulating applicable strategies for the development of various medicine using plants as either fresh or raw sources or both. These scattered, selective, fast eroding and highly valuable knowledge needs proper documentation.

Keywords: Ethnobotanical, Survey, Islamic University, Kavirajes, Ailments

Location: Islamic University, Kushtia, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

Albeit this region is found to be a rich source of a variety of medicinal plants, no systematic study conducted yet. The purpose of the current study was to identify the local medicinal plants and document them in a scientific way.

Methodology:

We invited three Kavirajes to check the plant out that is it a medicinal plant namely, Shree Nipendro Kobiraj from Jainta Pur, Bador Kabiraj practicing in Sheikh Para Bazar, Kalachan from Tribeni these have notched fame up for their good hand including gardener of Applied Science and Technology Faculty, Khalada Zia Girls Hostel and BSRM Hall also two knowledgeable local persons helped us to pile up data and perform this ethnomedicinal survey. The collection of data through interviews of Kavirajes, Gardeners and Locals were conducted with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and the guided fieldwalk method.

Briefly, in this method, the Kavirajes and others took the interviewers on field-walks to campus where they usually collected their medicinal plants, pointed out the plants and described their uses. All provided information was double-checked with them in later evening sessions. Plant specimens were collected, sampled and sent identified by the Bangladesh National Herbarium. Information obtained from the Kavirajes, Gardeners and other folk medicinal practitioners during daytime field-walks were crosschecked in evening meetings with the practitioners and any other interested person of the village present at those meetings.

Source of Information: IJPSR, 2013; Vol. 4(3): 1202-1209 ISSN: 0975-8232

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Achievement/Findings:

In the present study, a brief account on ethnomedicinal usages of documented plant species has been verified by Kavirajes, gardeners and knowledgeable local persons, therefore brief pharmacological, as well as traditional and toxicological studies, are very much required for sustaining human benefit also cultivation and conservation of these plant species will help to maintain the ecological balance in this University as well livelihood security of local inhabitants.

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