Kom tribe is one among the tribal minority communities living in the state, Manipur. In-spite of many valuable works carried out recently time on ethno-medicinal plants of Manipur, little or few research work on ethno-medicinal plants used by kom tribe has been reported. This present study is an attempt to identify and document medicinal plants used by the Kom community living in the Thayong village of Manipur. The study recorded 58 plant species belonging to 36 families, which are used by the local practitioners as herbal medicine in meeting their basic health care needs. The plants, so used in the treatments are either used individually or in combination with other plants or sometimes mixed with honey or with mishri (rock sugar). Some plant or plant parts are also eaten raw as a vegetable. It is found that, use of these plants in disease treatment is quite effective and promising. This traditional knowledge and preparation methods of herbal medicine have been passed on from their forefathers. Therefore, it is important to document and conserve this relevant and valuable knowledge as they are a rich resource for the development of nutraceuticals and drug development.

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