Ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices among the Tharus of Nawalparasi district in central Nepal

Ghimire, Kalpana; Bastakoti, Rishi R.

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2009.01.039

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“…Field observations in three villages in Nawalparasi district of central Nepal showed that Tharu, an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai, the southern foothills region of The Himalayas in Nepal uses the local application of bark juice of Bombax ceiba for the treatment of wounds (Ghimire and Bastakoti, 2009).…”

Section: Wounds Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview

Rani¹,

Rahman²,

Sultana³

2016

TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]

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Traditional system of medicine mentioned the use of plants in treatment of various human ailments. Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.) is one of the medicinal plants used in Unani medicine since time immemorial. It is a very tall tree with approximately 150 feet height. It is widely found in temperate Asia, tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. In India, it can be found at altitudes up to 1500 m. In peninsular India, the tree is very common in the dry as well as moist deciduous forests and near rivers. It is reported to possess qabiz (constipative); mujaffif (siccative); muqawwi rehm (uterine tonic); nafi sailan rehm (beneficial in leucorrhea); mumsik wa mughalliz mani (increase consistency of semen); muallide mani (production of semen); habise tams (amenorrhoic); dafi fasaad khoon wa safra (purifies blood and bile); taskeen hiddat aza (hotness of organs); muqawi asnan wa lissa (tonic to teeth and gums) etc. Ethnobotanical studies prove that it is used in diarrhoea, asthma, impotency, boils, wounds, leprosy, pimples and many other skin diseases. It is an anthelmintic remedy since ancient time. Pharmacological studies like hypotensive, antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiangiogenic, antibacterial, cytotoxic, hepatoprotective, diuretic, anthelmintic, anticancer, spermatogenic and antihelicobacter pylori activities have been evaluated for various parts of this plant that confirms to its use in classical medicine.

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Section: Wounds Healingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Bombax ceiba bark exudates are also taken orally to treat worms and diarrhoea (Ghimire and Bastakoti, 2009). The native people of Mizoram state of India use decoction of the leaves of Bombax ceiba and the bark of Mangifera indica was taken 2 -3 times daily orally to treat diarrhoea (Sharma et al, 2001).…”

Section: Diarrhoeamentioning

confidence: 99%

Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview

Rani¹,

Rahman²,

Sultana³

2016

TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]

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“…In general, trees are the mostly used growth form of medicinal plants in rural Bangladesh as depicted in several studies (e.g., Miah and Chowdhury 2003;Mukul et al 2007;Chowdhury et al 2009) with a few exceptions as in Halim et al (2007) where they found that trees were used least among a religio-cultural group in southwestern part of the country. Other than Bangladesh, trees were found dominant medicinal plants among the Tharus, a forest dweller community of Nepal (Ghimire and Bastakoti 2009) unlike in Ethiopia where it was dominated by herbs (Dawit and Estifanos 1991;Yineger et al 2008). (Liu et al, 2009).…”

Section: Medicinal Plants Recordedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, variations on the use of medicinal plant parts are also reported in the literature. For instances, roots were mostly used in southeastern Ethiopia , Yunnan Province of China (Liu et al 2009), and Nawalparasi district of central Nepal (Ghimire and Bastakoti 2009); flowers in northeastern Brazil (Almeida et al 2006) and Manang district of central Nepal (Bhattarai et al 2006); and twigs in Suriname (Andel and Havinga 2008).…”

Section: Plant Parts Utilizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards exploration of plant-based ethno-medicinal knowledge of rural community: basis for biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Koike

2010

New Forests

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Because lack of data impedes the assessment of the conservation of medicinal plants, ethno-medicinal studies are important to fill this gap. This study considered the traditional use of plants for health care by the rural communities in two forested and nonforested regions of Bangladesh. A total of 230 respondents were interviewed accompanied by field observation and voucher specimen collection. Altogether, 68 species of medicinal plants belonging to 38 families distributing over 58 genera were recorded, of which 22 species were common in both regions. Trees were the most commonly utilized growth form and leaves were the most commonly used plant part. Forests and homesteads were the major sources of medicinal plants in forested and nonforested regions, respectively. High use versatility (Relative Importance >1) was represented by 14 species; Emblica officinale L. and Allium sativum L. were the most versatile species. Forty-one individual ailments were treated with the medicinal plants recorded. The ailment categories 'respiratory problems' and 'sexual problems' received the highest score from the calculation of informants' consensus factor (F ic ) in forested and non-forested regions, respectively. The findings could contribute in the pharmaceutical sector by directing further investigation of bio-active compounds in medicinal plants. Secondly, results could inform the clues for conservation strategies of forest resources in that region.

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“…The bark decoction is also taken orally as a tonic and used for bath among women after delivery (Dubey et al, 2009). Ghimire and Bastakoti (2009) reported the pain relief properties of the bark juice of the plant taken orally by the people of the Tharus of Nawalparasi District, Nepal. Also, the bark powder is used traditionally as a treatment for diabetes, diarrhea, and dysentery (Dubey et al, 2009).…”

Section: Dillenia Pentagyna Roxbmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dilleniaspecies: A review of the traditional uses, active constituents and pharmacological properties from pre-clinical studies

Yazan

Armania²

2014

Pharmaceutical Biology

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Ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices among the Tharus of Nawalparasi district in central Nepal

Cited by 96 publications

References 6 publications

Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview

Ethnomedicinal and pharmacological activities of Mochrus (Bombax ceiba Linn.): An overview

Towards exploration of plant-based ethno-medicinal knowledge of rural community: basis for biodiversity conservation in Bangladesh

Dilleniaspecies: A review of the traditional uses, active constituents and pharmacological properties from pre-clinical studies

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