Tradition in treating taboo: Folkloric medicinal wisdom of the aboriginals of Purulia district, West Bengal, India against sexual, gynaecological and related disorders

Modak, Biplob Kumar; Gorai, Partha; Dhan, Raghunath; Mukherjee, Anuradha; Dey, Abhijit

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2015.04.020

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“…As GM, first author, knows some of the native languages of the tribes, semi structured questionnaire were placed to the informants following a standard ethno botanical method in local vernacular or in Bengali. 11,12 Herbarium specimens of these medicinal plants mostly in their flowering stage were collected for future references. The medicinal plant specimens were identified with the help of authentic herbarium specimens of Botanical survey of India, books, floras and revisions [13][14][15][16] and preserved, recorded and documented in the herbarium of Department of Botany, A. M. College, Jhalda.…”

Section: Ethnobiological Data Collection and Analysesmentioning

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Ethnobotanicals used for the Treatment of Skin Diseases with Special Emphasis on Carbuncle Disease from Purulia District of West Bengal in India

Mahato¹,

Hansda²,

Banerjee³

2019

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Background: From time immemorial ethnic people of Purulia district of West Bengal are well acquainted with different plant resources for the treatment of various skin diseases including 'carbuncle' and others skin diseases. Carbuncle, caused by the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is of major concern in this part of India, mostly dominated by tribes like Majhi, Munda, Santal, Birhor, Ho and Rajwar etc. Hot climate, overcrowded households, improper sanitation, very poor economic background and frequent burn accidents are of major issues for spreading of these bacterial infections. Objective: Present authors are trying to summarize these ethno-medicinal knowledge of the local, conservative traditional healers by using structured questionnaires given to them and are trying to analyze these information from scientific perspective. Materials and Methods: Plant samples were collected from March 2014 to May 2016, mostly during their flowering stage and a total of 62 people, both male (84%) and female (16%) were interviewed. Informant consensus factor, fidelity level and use value were calculated. Results: Fifty-nine herbal plants belongs to 35 families were recorded for the cure of various skin diseases, among which 10 plants are used individually during medication whereas 9 polyherbal formulations were used in various combinations during treatment. Five species of the families Moraceae and Asteraceae was found to be the most common medicinal plants, among which 44.89% are herbaceous in habit. Leaves (55.55%) are the most common plant part for their use. Conclusion: Therefore, the present paper has been written to document this rapidly vanishing huge knowledge of folklore which should be digitally conserved for futuristic approach on medicinal plants in India. ABSTRACT SUMMARY Fifty-nine herbal plants belongs to 35 families were used in various combinations during treatment. Most of the species belongs to Moraceae and Asteraceae families in comparison to other families. Herbaceous plants are most commonly used and leaves are the most common part for preparing formulations.

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Section: Ethnobiological Data Collection and Analysesmentioning

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Ethnobotanicals used for the Treatment of Skin Diseases with Special Emphasis on Carbuncle Disease from Purulia District of West Bengal in India

Mahato¹,

Hansda²,

Banerjee³

2019

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“…In addition, a major component of the essential oil, eugenol (E), possesses potent antioxidant activity and relaxant effect on vascular smooth muscle (Cortes‐Rojas et al, 2014; Tajuddin et al, 2003). Furthermore, various formulations including clove have been used for sexual‐gynaecological disorders as a sexual invigorator in India (Modak, Gorai, Dhan, Mukherjee, & Dey, 2015). In earlier studies, the S. aromaticum flower buds restored sexual performance in experimental animals (Mishra & Singh, 2008; Singh, Ali, Gupta, Ali, Gupta, Semwal, & Jeyabalan, 2013; Singh, Ali, & Singh, 2013).…”

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The beneficial effect of clove essential oil and its major component, eugenol, on erectile function in diabetic rats

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Diabetic men are at a higher risk of erectile dysfunction (ED). A tropical plant, clove (Syn. Eugenia caryophyllata, Caryophyllus aromaticus L., Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M. Perry) from the Myrtaceae family has displayed aphrodisiac activity. The present research aimed to investigate the impacts of clove essential oil (CEO) and the ingredient of CEO, eugenol (E) on ED in diabetic rats. We divided Sprague‐Dawley rats into control and diabetic groups. Erectile function was evaluated before and after CEO and E intracavernosal injection. CEO‐ and E‐induced relaxation responses were investigated in isolated corpus cavernosum (CC) using various inhibitors. The intracavernous administration of CEO and E restored erectile responses in diabetic rats. CEO and E induced remarkable relaxation in all groups. CEO‐ and E‐induced relaxation responses were partially inhibited after pre‐contraction with KCl. Tetraethylammonium and glibenclamide inhibited the relaxation response to CEO. Glibenclamide inhibited maximum relaxation to E. The inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), soluble guanylyl cyclase and nifedipine did not change CEO‐ and E‐induced relaxation responses. The current results suggest that CEO and the major compound of the essential oil, E improved diabetes‐induced ED in rats, and CEO caused CC relaxation via K+ channels independently NO signalling pathway.

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“…Plants have been used by all civilizations (about 60% of the world population) for medicinal purposes . In some regions, traditional medicines are preferred over conventional treatments because they are relatively inexpensive, more easily available and cause fewer side effects . The World Health Organization has developed strategies to facilitate the integration of traditional medicine in health systems, to produce guidelines for practices, to provide international standards for products and to support clinical researches on safety and effectiveness of the treatments used by people…”

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Evaluation of cytotoxic, immunomodulatory and antibacterial activities of aqueous extract from leaves ofConocarpus erectusLinnaeus (Combretaceae)

Santos

Almeida

Araújo

et al. 2018

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

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Tradition in treating taboo: Folkloric medicinal wisdom of the aboriginals of Purulia district, West Bengal, India against sexual, gynaecological and related disorders

Cited by 29 publications

References 37 publications

Ethnobotanicals used for the Treatment of Skin Diseases with Special Emphasis on Carbuncle Disease from Purulia District of West Bengal in India

Ethnobotanicals used for the Treatment of Skin Diseases with Special Emphasis on Carbuncle Disease from Purulia District of West Bengal in India

The beneficial effect of clove essential oil and its major component, eugenol, on erectile function in diabetic rats

Evaluation of cytotoxic, immunomodulatory and antibacterial activities of aqueous extract from leaves ofConocarpus erectusLinnaeus (Combretaceae)

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