Research Article | Published: 20 September 2021

Comparative study of Ethnomedicinal uses for the Treatment of Cold, Cough and Fever in Odisha, India

Harish Singh and P. A. Dhole

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 27 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 202-219 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-3152P9 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present paper deals with 112 ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cold cough and fever by major tribal groups and many non-tribal communities of Odisha. These ethnomedicinal uses were compared and cross-checked with the data mentioned in well-known standard Indian ethnomedicinal as well as medicinal literatures and found that most of the medicinal uses of the referred 83 plants have been reported earlier also. 29 plants are being reported here for the first time for the treatment of these diseases. These plant species are arranged in alphabetical order followed by family in bracket, local name(s) along with ethnomedicinal uses and cross check report with well recognized standard Indian literature.

Keywords

Active constituents, Compared and cross checked, Diseases and disorders, Ethnomedicinal plants, Literature

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Singh, H. and Dhole, P.A., 2020. Comparative study of Ethnomedicinal uses for the Treatment of Cold, Cough and Fever in Odisha, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 27(4), pp.202-219. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-3152P9

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 01 July 2021

Manuscript Revised on 20 July 2021

Manuscript Accepted on 22 July 2021

Manuscript Published on 20 September 2021

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