A Preliminary investigation on ethnomedicinal plants used by Wancho Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Wangjen, Khatwang; Chaudhry, Shivaji; Arya, Satish Chandra; Samal, Prasanna K.

doi:10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-p82182

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“…The Mishing use paste mixed with Hydrocotyle javanica for general health care . The Wancho cure stomach-ache and dysentery using the whole plant (Wangjen et al 2011). The Aka treat jaundice using leaves and roots .…”

Section: Highly Used Plant Speciesmentioning

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Three models to illustrate plant-people relationships in the medicinal plant hotspots of North East India

Jha

Smith‐Hall²

2023

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Background: Many indigenous communities inhabit the forests on which they rely. In India, there are many tribe-level plant use records for health treatments but no systematic assessment of the species-level frequency of use or purposes of use across indigenous groups. This paper makes such assessments for North East India.Methods: We did a systematic review of published literature resulting in the identification of a final set of 255 publications for analysis and synthesis.Results: Medicinal plants used by the North East Indian communities in the Himalayan and Indo-Burma hotspots are often used to cure more than one ailment, with phytochemical analysis and clinical tests documenting the efficacy of many species. High-frequency used plant species across indigenous groups were Ageratum conyzoides, Centella asiatica, Clerodendron colebrookianum, Houttuynia cordata, Oroxylum indicum, Spilanthes paniculata, Paederia foetida, Psidium guajava, and Zingiber officinale. We also identified 51 lesser-used species common to more than one indigenous group. Delving into the relationships between plants, tribes, ailments, and locality allowed the identification of three models of people-plant relationships: Plant-Ailment-Tribe; Ailment-Plant-Tribe; and Plant-Locality-Tribe.Conclusions: A large number of indigenous groups using a large number of medicinal plants are found in North East India: uses across groups can be described in three models of people-plant relationships relevant to studying and understanding ethnobotanical realities in other locations.

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“…The Wancho use roots for stomach problems (Wangjen et al 2011). They also use it for cancer, jaundice, diarrhoea, fever, ulcer, and as an anti-arthritic, anti-malarial, and anti-inflammatory formulation .…”

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Three models to illustrate plant-people relationships in the medicinal plant hotspots of North East India

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2023

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Medicinal Plants of North-East India: Biodiversity and Their Ethnomedicinal Values

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John²,

Rao

2023

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Medicinal Uses of Wild Edible Plants by the Wancho Tribe in Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh

Gogoi¹,

Sharma²

2022

Int J Pharm Res Allied Sci

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Wancho tribe is one of the major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh and uses various plants to cure different diseases traditionally. The main aim of the study was to document the wild edible plants used for medicinal purposes. The field survey for data collection was carried out from July 2019 to July 2021 in 23 Wancho tribe-dominated villages of the Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh through questionnaires and interviews. A total of 51 plant species belonging to 40 genera and 36 families were recorded. Clusiaceae was the most dominant family with 5 species. Use value (UV) was observed highest in Clerodendrum glandulosum Lindl., Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott., Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw., Paederia foetida L., Solanum indicum L.and Houttuynia cordata Thunb. The highest ICF was observed in disease categories, namely bone fracture, liver problem, malnutrition, gynecology, antidote, cold & cough problem. The highest Fidelity level (FL) was found in Erythrina stricta Roxb. (100%), Clerodendrum glandulosum Lindl. (100%) and Euphorbia neriifolia L. (100%). The current study revealed the importance of wild edible plants in treating various diseases for day to day life of the Wancho tribe.

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A Preliminary investigation on ethnomedicinal plants used by Wancho Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Three models to illustrate plant-people relationships in the medicinal plant hotspots of North East India

Three models to illustrate plant-people relationships in the medicinal plant hotspots of North East India

Medicinal Plants of North-East India: Biodiversity and Their Ethnomedicinal Values

Medicinal Uses of Wild Edible Plants by the Wancho Tribe in Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh

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