Ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Garo community of two villages in western Assam, India

Talukdar, Simi; Gupta, Abhik

doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2018.08.004

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“…The Many of the villages' people stated that a combination of the related medicinal plants can be so effective when the ailment is intense and serious and they believe it can be considered as an applicable strategy in control measures against diseases and improve primary health care. Medicinal plants typically contain mixtures of phytochemical compounds that may act in synergy, additively or individually to improve health [12,23,24]. Since no disease has just one single symptom and many different factors may interfere in the pathogenesis of a disease, there is a need to different medicinal plants to resolve the various signs and symptoms of a disease [25,26].…”

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran

Kaya¹,

Yousefi²,

Akrami³

et al. 2021

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Aim. This study aimed to document the native ethnomedicinal plants in mono, di and polyherbal combination used by people to cure various ailments, Qorveh-e Darjazin district of Hamedan province of Iran. Methods. Data were collected through both individual interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) using interviewing 87 people in 28 villages. Plants voucher samples were also collected and classified with their families, botanical terms, local names, usages and miscellaneous matters via international and standard questionnaires. A total of 45 plant species belonging to 26 families are reported to be used for the treatment of a wide range of complaints, such as respiratory diseases like coronavirus (COVID-19), cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, ulcers, anemia, catarrh, digestive and urinary systems disorders, irregular menstruation, skin disorders, bone and rheumatic disorders etc. by monoherbal (45), diherbal (70) and polyherbal (57) ethnomedicinal formulations. Data were compared with those formerly gathered. Results. The authors found evidence that di and polyherbal known as Ayurvedic medicine is a preferred folk medicinal system of this area to prevent unwanted suffering of intense and prevalent ailments especially for irregular menstruation, anemia, calming the nervous systems, diarrhea, gastric ulcers, blood purification, hypertension, bone and rheumatic disorders, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19) with the mixed formulation for natural elements in a particular ratio. Conclusion. The study reveals the rich polyherbal knowledge of the people of 28 villages of Hamadan that possess in traditional medicine. Recommendation. Polyherbal formulation of plants used by people of this area can be considered as an applicable safe strategy in control measures against novel diseases like COVID-19 and achieve greater therapeutic efficacy.

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Section: Ethnomedicinal Plants Modes Of Preparation and Utilization Patternmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In India, Pakistan and China there is more demand of medicinal plants than of "official" medicines to cure themselves (80%, 70% and 40%, respectively) [10]. Medicinal plants are extensively used in Indian traditional medicine called Ayurveda [11,12]. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.51145/jlsb.2021.…”

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran

Kaya¹,

Yousefi²,

Akrami³

et al. 2021

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“…The special ingredients of the formulation have been reported to contain a mixture of five fruits of Terminalia chebula , 20–25 leaves each of H. sibthorpioides , C. asiatica and Andrographis paniculata , 5–10 flowers of Cassia fistula, and 25 g roots of Clitoria ternatea grounded with 500 ml of water. For the treatment of typhoid, two spoonfuls of this mixture are given twice daily for a period of 1 month (Talukdar & Gupta, 2018).…”

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“…In a study conducted by Talukdar and Gupta (2018), the plant H. sibthorpioides is an important ingredient of a polyherbal formulation to treat pneumonia by the Garo community people of Western Assam (India). The study reported that 50 g of polyherbal formulation containing the leaf of Andrographis paniculata , whole plant of H. sibthorpioides , C. asiatica, Oldenlandia corymbosa, fruit of Pericampylus glaucus, Mesosphaerum suaveolens and the root of Morinda angustifolia are grounded, boiled in 4 L of water and finally concentrated to 1 L. 10 ml from the prepared concentrate is given thrice a day until pneumonia is cured.…”

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Journey of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.: From traditional utilization to modern therapeutics—A review

Hazarika

Geetha

Sundari

et al. 2020

Phytotherapy Research

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Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam. (Araliaceae) is a short and edible medicinal herb, which is used in the traditional system of medicines. The review aims to report the current information of H. sibthorpioides on the basis of its botanical and taxonomical description, traditional use, active phytoconstituents, pharmacological use and toxicity. The information on H. sibthorpioides with respect to its journey from traditional uses to scientific validation was gathered based on the online survey. The results from the review signify that the plant is used by the different tribes of the world for the treatment of patients suffering from fever, edema, dysentery, rheumatalgia, whooping cough, jaundice, throat pain, psoriasis, herpes zoster infection, hepatitis‐B infection, soothing pain, dysmenorrhoea and carbunculosis. It is also used as a brain tonic, detoxifying agent and hepatoprotective agent. Scientific investigation reported that the plant has a significant pharmacological activity, viz. cognitive agent, anti‐cancer, antiviral, antibacterial, anti‐fungal and hepatoprotective. Moreover, based on the phytochemical aspects, a total of 50 phytoconstituents was identified and isolated from the plant. In conclusion, the outcome of this review will be useful for (a) developing a comprehensive plant profile; (b) assist investigators for exploring further research; and (c) to fulfil the gaps lacking in terms of clinical studies.

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“…In another investigations, 84 plants have been reported and used by locals for different ailments ( Abbas et al, 2017 ), 169 plants were reported to be used in herbal tea for treating different health condition ( Jin et al, 2018 ). In the recent past, several plant species have been reported and used in various medicine preperations ( Talukdar and Gupta, 2018 ), and for wide range of skin diseases ( Wagh and Jain, 2018 ). Recently 129 medicinal plants species have been reported from Chenab catchment area of Punjab, Pakistan and used by the loclal people for various ailments ( Umair et al, 2019 ).…”

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Medicinal plants resources of Western Himalayan Palas Valley, Indus Kohistan, Pakistan: Their uses and degrees of risk of extinction

Islam

Inamullah

Ahmad³

et al. 2021

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

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Present study was intended with the aim to document the pre-existence traditional knowledge and ethnomedicinal uses of plant species in the Palas valley. Data were collected during 2015–2016 to explore plants resource, their utilization and documentation of the indigenous knowledge. The current study reported a total of 65 medicinal plant species of 57 genera belonging to 40 families. Among 65 species, the leading parts were leaves (15) followed by fruits (12), stem (6) and berries (1), medicinally significant while, 13 plant species are medicinally important for rhizome, 4 for root, 4 for seed, 4 for bark and 1 each for resin. Similarly, thirteen species were used as a whole while twelve species as partial for medicinal purpose. Further, it is concluded that every part of plants such as bulb, rhizome, roots, barks, leaves, flowers, fruit and seed were used for various ailments. Moreover, among 65 plants species, 09 species are threatened and placed into Endangered (EN) and Least Concern (LC) categories of IUCN. The recorded data are very useful and reflects the significance of the Palas valley as medicinal plants resource area.

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge of the Garo community of two villages in western Assam, India

Cited by 8 publications

References 27 publications

Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran

Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran

Journey of Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides Lam.: From traditional utilization to modern therapeutics—A review

Medicinal plants resources of Western Himalayan Palas Valley, Indus Kohistan, Pakistan: Their uses and degrees of risk of extinction

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