Traditional Medicine Practices for the Treatment of Blood Pressure, Body Pain, Gastritis, Gonorrhea, Stomachic, Snake Bite and Urinary Problems of Santal Tribal Practitioners at the Village Jamtala of Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh
Abstract
Traditional medicine practices for the treatment of blood pressure, body pain, gastritis, gonorrhea, stomachic, snake bite and urinary problems of Santal tribal practitioners at the village Jamtala of Chapai Nawabganj district, Bangladesh was carried out. The information presented in this paper was gathered by field visit, participatory observation, group discussion and interviews with questionnaires in the year July 2013 to June 2015 after frequent field visit in the study area. A total of 38 ethno-medicinal climber species belonging to 31 families and 36 genera are documented in this study. The plants used for different purpose are listed with scientific name, common name, family; ethno-botanical importance and parts used. The investigation can be concluded that the plant can considered as a suitable source of pharmaceutical industry for new drug development.
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