Ethnomedicinal knowledge on Rai community of Ramprasadrai rural municipality, Bhojpur district, eastern Nepal
Keywords:
Ailments, Ethnic groups, Herbarium, Medicinal plants, Traditional knowledge
Abstract
In Nepal, about 7000 vascular plants are noted. Some plants are medicinally important, so need to be explore for their medicinal value. Primary data for this research was collected by interviewing respondents. Secondary data was collected by reviewing early published research works on the internet. All herbaria were identified with the help of villagers, books, the internet, and by visiting of National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories (NHPL), Nepal. 35 plant species belonging to 28 families and 35 genera were documented as medicinal plants in the study area. Among these species, more plants were found to be herbs (51%) and the most useful parts were leaves (27%). Throat pain was the most common disease cured by more plant species (8 spp.). The most-used plant species were Acorus calamus, Terminalia chebula, Zanthoxylum armatum, Swertia chirayita, Phyllanthus emblica, Ageratina adenophora, Drymaria cordata, Curcuma caesia, Amomum subulatum, and Cinnamomum camphora. The Rai community of this area is rich in knowledge of traditional medicines. Elderly persons are found to be more thinkable about the curative properties of plants, methods of preparation, and diseases diagnosis than young people. Ethnomedicinal knowledge is important for various diseases in the Rai community. Conservation and preserve these plants for future generation as well for the reasons of traditional knowledge is going extinct gradually. The main purpose of this research was to find out the medicinal plants used by the Rai community of Khoksik village in Ramprasadrai Rural Municipality-8 in Bhojpur district.
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51. Nono NR, Nzowa KL, Barboni L, Tapondjou AL. Drymaria cordata (Linn.) Wild (Caryophyllaceae): Ethnobotany, pharmacology and phytochemistry. Adv Biol Chem. 2014; 4: 160-167.
52. Chaturvedi D, Suhane N, Shrivastava RR. Basketful benefit of Citrus limon. Int Res J Pharm. 2016; 7(6): 1-4.
53. Kumar S, Yadav J. Ethnobotanical and pharmacological properties of Aloe vera: A review. J Med Plant Res. 2014; 8(48): 1387-1398.
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57. Bhatt MD, Adhikari YP, Kunwar RM. Ethnomedicinal values of weeds in Kanchanpur District, Far-Westren Nepal. Ethnobot Res Appl. 2021; 21: 1-19.
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62. Prashanthi P, Rajamma AJ, Sateesha SB, Chandan K, Tiwari SN, Ghosh SK. Pharmacognostical and larvicidal evaluation of Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb. from Western Chats. Ind J Nat Prod Resour. 2016; 7(2): 141-149.
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64. Zeb S, Ali A, Zaman W, Zeb S, Ali S, Ullah F, Shakoor A. Pharmacology, taxonomy and phytochemistry of the genus Artemisia specifically from Pakistan: comprehensive review. J Pharm Biomed Res. 2018; 4(4): 1-12.
65. Bantawa P, Rai R. Studies on ethnomedicinal plants used by traditional practitioners, Jhankri, Bijuwa, and Phedangma in Darjeeling Himalaya. Nat Prod Radiance. 2009; 8(5): 537-541.
66. Garg N, Jain A. Therapeutic and Medicinal Uses of Karpura-A Review. Int J Sci Res. 2017; 6(4): 1174-1181.
67. Honore SM, Genta SB, Sanchez SS. Smallanthus sonchifolius (Yacon) leaves: an emerging source of compounds for diabetes management. J Res Biol. 2015; 5(A): 21-42.
68. Khisha KR, Choudhury SR, Banoo R. Ethnomedical studies of Chakma Communities of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Pharma J. 2012; 15(1): 59-67.
69. Florence AR, Joselin J, Jeeva S. Intra-specific variation of bioactive principles in select members of the genus Clerodendrum L. J Chem Pharma Res. 2012; 4(11): 4908-4914.
70. Bandana K, Raina R, Kumari M, Rani J. Tagetes minuta: An overview. Int J Chem Stud. 2018; 6(2): 3711-3717.
71. Bhowmik D, Gopinath H, Kumar BP, Duraivel S, Aravid G, Sampath Kumar KP. Medicinal Uses of Punica granatum and Its Health Benefits. J Pharmacogn Phytochem. 2013; 1(5): 28-35.
72. Verma S. A review study on Achyranthes aspera (Amaranthaceae)- A valuable medicinal herb. J Med Plant Stud. 2016; 4(3): 6-7.
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2021-07-27
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Paudyal, S.; Rai, A.; Das, B.; Paudel, N. Ethnomedicinal Knowledge on Rai Community of Ramprasadrai Rural Municipality, Bhojpur District, Eastern Nepal. European Journal of Biological Research 2021, 11, 367-380.
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