Research Article | Published: 01 June 2014

Ethnomedicinal uses of Plants among the Tribals of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh

Arjun Prasad Tiwari and Anis Ahmad Ansari

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 21 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 137-144 | 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2014-4PN3JZ | Cite this article

Abstract

The present report on the ethnomedicinal uses of plants among the tribals of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh deals with the 37 species belonging to 36 genera and 32 families, some of which were not reported eairlier including new uses from the area and difference in the use of parts of plants.  These plants are traditionally utilized by the tribal people for the cure of ailments such as diarrhoea, rheumatism, spermatorrhoea, dysentery, fever, jaundice, leucorrhoea, ulcers, arthrites, skin disease, as tonic, as aphrodisiac, etc. In enumeration, the species have been arranged alphabetically with their family, local name in inverted comma followed by uses, localities, collector name and number.  Details about parts of the plant used, exact dosage, mode of administration, duration and the name of ailments, etc. are provided.

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Tiwari, A.P. and Ansari, A.A., 2014. Ethnomedicinal uses of Plants among the Tribals of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 21(2), pp.137-144. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2014-4PN3JZ

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