A Medicinal Plant Study of the Santal Tribe in Rangpur District, Bangladesh

Rahmatullah, Mohammed; Mollik, Ariful Haque; Rahman, Sahidur; Hasan, Nazmul; Agarwala, Bipasha; Jahan, Rownak

doi:10.1089/acm.2009.0186

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“…Earlier we have published two reports on Santal traditional medicinal usage of plants. The first study on Santal traditional medicine (seven traditional healers were interviewed) was conducted among a community of mixed clans of the Santal people in Rangpur district Rahmatullah et al, 2010), and a second study was conducted among the Murmu clan of the Santals (two traditional healers were interviewed) in Thakurgaon district (Rahmatullah et al, 2009). A comparison of the present survey results with the two previous surveys show that Santal traditional medicinal use of plants vary considerably between different clans of Santals among their scattered communities in Bangladesh.…”

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“…Essentially, treatment of various ailments is done with medicinal plants. We have previously reported Santal medicinal practices of Santals of Rangpur and Thakurgaon districts (Rahmatullah et al, 2009;Rahmatullah et al, 2010). During the course of these studies, it was observed that the use of medicinal plants varied extensively between traditional medicinal practitioners of various clans.…”

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Medicinal plants and formulations used by the Soren clan of the Santal Tribe in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments

Rahmatullah¹,

Hasan²,

Parvin³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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The Santals form the largest tribal community in northern Bangladesh reside primarily in Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions, where they live in the districts of Rajshahi, Rangpur, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, and Panchagarh. Although they are fast losing their traditional medicinal practices, they still have their own medicinal practitioners who rely mostly on medicinal plants for treatment of a variety of ailments. The traditional medicinal practices vary quite extensively between the twelve clans of the Santals. The objective of the present study was to conduct an ethnomedicinal survey amongst the Soren clan of the Santal community residing in two villages of Tanor Santal Para in Rajshahi district to collect information on their use of medicinal plants. Interviews were conducted of the two existing Santal traditional medicinal practitioners of the Soren clan with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and using the guided field-walk method. Plant specimens as pointed out by the practitioners were collected and pressed on the field and identification completed at the Bangladesh National Herbarium. Information on 53 medicinal plants distributed into 32 families was obtained in this survey. Ailments treated by these plants included skin disorders, respiratory tract disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, sexual dysfunctions, sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes, helminthiasis, pain, urinary problems, filariasis, leprosy, tuberculosis, epilepsy, snake bite, enlarged heart, and paralysis. The medicinal plants used by the Santals merit further scientific studies for some of their formulations are used to treat diseases like diabetes, paralysis, enlarged heart, tuberculosis, and filariasis for which modern medicine has no known cure or medicines have developed resistant vectors.

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Medicinal plants and formulations used by the Soren clan of the Santal Tribe in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments

Rahmatullah¹,

Hasan²,

Parvin³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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“…In fact, about 80% population of developing countries still utilizes traditional medicines derived from herbs for their health care (Bargali and Shrivastava, 2002;Shrivastava and Bargali, 2005). As Bangladesh has numerous plants, proper scientific evaluations are required to explore the potentiality of these plants for treating various diseases (Rahmatullah et al, 2010;Banglapedia, 2012;Ashraf et al, 2014).…”

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In vivo hypoglycemic and alloxan induced antidiabetic activity of Xeromphis uliginosa Retz

Khan¹,

Zahirul²,

Uddin³

et al. 2015

Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.

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Xeromphis uliginosa Retz. is an indigenous plant of Bangladesh. Traditionally this plant is used to treat many diseases. In order to explore the medicinal quality of this plant systematically, the crude methanol extract of roots was screened for antidiabetic activity in rats model. The antidiabetic action was determined by using oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and alloxan induced antidiabetic test. In OGTT, both doses (200 and 400 mg/kg body weight) of methanol extract reduced the blood glucose significantly (p < 0.05) after 1 h on administration and continued to remain lower up to 3 h. However, the extract significantly (p < 0.05) attenuated the blood glucose level in diabetic rats at a dose of 500 mg/kg body weight which was comparable to the standard drug used (glibenclamide).

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“…We had been conducting ethnomedicinal surveys among various large and small tribes of Bangladesh for the last few years (Rahmatullah et al, 2009(Rahmatullah et al, , 2010(Rahmatullah et al, , 2011aSeraj et al, 2011). The Mandais are a small tribal community residing in Tangail district of Bangladesh with an estimated population of less than 10,000. region in India for which reason they add the word Cooch to their names.…”

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“…It would be a loss to science if this knowledge is lost through non-documentation or negligence for many effective drugs in allopathic medicine have been discovered through observation of medicinal practices of indigenous peoples (Gilani and Rahman, 2005). To name only a few, aspirin, atropine, ephedrine, digoxin, morphine, quinine, reserpine and tubocurarine are examples of such drugs.We had been conducting ethnomedicinal surveys among various large and small tribes of Bangladesh for the last few years (Rahmatullah et al, 2009(Rahmatullah et al, , 2010(Rahmatullah et al, , 2011aSeraj et al, 2011). The Mandais are a small tribal community residing in Tangail district of Bangladesh with an estimated population of less than 10,000. region in India for which reason they add the word Cooch to their names.…”

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Medicinal Plants Used by the Mandais - A Little Known Tribe of Bangladesh

Malek¹,

Islam²,

Hasan³

et al. 2012

Afr. J. Trad. Compl. Alt. Med.

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The Mandais are a little known tribe of Bangladesh inhabiting the north central regions, particularly Tangail district of Bangladesh. Their population has been estimated to be less than 10,000 people. Although the tribe has for the most part assimilated with the mainstream Bengali-speaking population, they to some extent still retain their original tribal customs, including their traditional medicinal practices. Since this practice is also on the verge of disappearance, the objective of the present study was to conduct an ethnomedicinal survey among Mandai tribal practitioners to document their use of medicinal plants for treatment of various ailments. Four traditional practitioners were found in the exclusive Mandai-inhabited village of Chokchokia in Tangail district. Information was collected from the practitioners with the help of a semi-structured questionnaire and guided field-walk method. It was observed that the four traditional practitioners used a total of 31 plants distributed into 23 families for treatment. The various ailments treated included diabetes, low semen density, jaundice, gastrointestinal tract disorders (stomach ache, indigestion, dysentery, and diarrhea), leucorrhea, pain (rheumatic pain, joint pain), skin disorders, respiratory tract disorders (coughs, mucus, and allergy), debility, fever, and helminthiasis. From the number of plants used (seven), it appeared that gastrointestinal tract disorders formed the most common ailment among the Mandai community, possibly brought about by the low income status of the people coupled with unhygienic conditions of living. Key words: Medicinal plants, CAM, ethnomedicine, Mandai IntroductionTraditional medicine forms an important component of the medicinal system in various countries of the world. Although allopathic medicine is the major form of medicine currently practiced, most people of even the developed world resort to traditional forms of medicine at some time or other. Many indigenous communities or tribes of numerous countries still adhere to their ancient medicinal practices. The formulations usually are simple, being mainly derived from plants and occasionally, animals and minerals. However, complex formulations are also known in several traditional medicinal systems of the Indian subcontinent like Ayurveda and Unani. Traditional medicinal practices exist for a number of reasons. First, modern or allopathic medicine cannot cure a whole gamut of diseases like diabetes, rheumatism or paralysis, but merely treats the symptoms. Second, human beings have suffered from diseases from antiquity and have used medicinal plants and other materials for cure -a tradition that persists till the present period (Sofowora, 1982;Hill, 1989). Third, it is widely believed, at least in countries like Bangladesh with a long history of traditional medicine, that traditional medicines can be effective for a multitude of diseases for which allopathic medicine has no known cure. Fourth, many allopathic drugs have developed resistant vectors or have serious s...

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A Medicinal Plant Study of the Santal Tribe in Rangpur District, Bangladesh

Abstract: The medicinal plants used by the Santals are worth detailed scientific studies because they are used to treat ailments such as cancer and paralysis.

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Medicinal plants and formulations used by the Soren clan of the Santal Tribe in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments

Medicinal plants and formulations used by the Soren clan of the Santal Tribe in Rajshahi district, Bangladesh for treatment of various ailments

In vivo hypoglycemic and alloxan induced antidiabetic activity of Xeromphis uliginosa Retz

Medicinal Plants Used by the Mandais - A Little Known Tribe of Bangladesh

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