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Folk Uses of Selected Indian Medicinal Plants |
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by Dr. Balaji Sawant |
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The term folk medicine refers to healing practices and ideas of body physiology and health preservation known to a limited segment of the population in a culture, transmitted informally as general knowledge, and practiced or applied by anyone in the culture having prior experience. Khadir (Acacia catechu) Mimosaceae - Kols of Uttar Pradesh use its leaves for blood dysentery. Aralu(Ailanthus excelsa) Simaroubaceae - Inhabitants of Saurastra district in Gujrat use its leaves for rheumatism. Swarnakshiri(Argemone mexicana) Papaveraceae
- Korku tribes of Akola district in Maharashtra use its roots for piles. Roots are burnt and fermentation is done. Kanchanar(Bauhinia veregata) Caesalpineaceae - Inhabitants of Garhwal Himalaya use its bark for malaria. Daruharidra(Berberis asiatica) Berberidaceae - Inhabitants of Assam use its roots for the treatement of bleeding piles. Bhojpatra(Betulautilis) Betulaceae - Johari tribes of UP use its bark for jaundice and ear ache. Punarnava (Boerrhavia diffesa) Nyctaginaceae
- Inhabitants of Garhwal Himalaya use its roots for piles. Palash (Butea monosprama) Leguminosae - Andh, Bhil , Gond ,Halba, Korku and Malhar tribes of Khandala region in Maharashtra State use its flower for urinary complaints. Ark (Calotropis gigantea) Asclepiadaceae - Bhil, agari, dhodia, dubla, khakari and reikare tribes of Dahanu forest in Maharashtra State use its root extract to kill guinea worms. Chakramarda (Cassia tora) Caesalpiniaceae - Bhoxa of Bijnor distrct in UP eat the young leaves for rheumatic pain. Patha (Cissampelos pareira) Menispermaceae
- Local people of Assam use its leaves for jaundice. Aparajita(Clitoria ternatia) Fabaceae - Inhabitants of Dhasan valley in Bundelkhand region of UP apply the powdered root externally for the treatment of goitre and leprosy. Amragandhi haridra (Curcuma aromatica) Zingiberaceae - Khasi and gan tribes of Meghalaya use internally its rhizome paste with water to kill intestinal worms. Amarwel (Cuscuta reflexa) Cuscutaceae
- Thams of Kheri district of UP use the paste of plant for treatment of swelling of testicles. Dhatura (Datura metal) Solanaceae - Inhabitants of Rajastan and West Bengal use Dhatura for leprosy. Ashwatha (Ficus religiosa) Moraceae
- Rabha tribes of West Bengal use its bark for haematuria.
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