Indigenous knowledge and phytochemical analysis of potential medicinal plants of Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary in Odisha, India

Abstract

Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary in the Balasore district of the state of Odisha in India is endowed with rich biodiversity including medicinal plants. People of various ethnic groups in this region have rich indigenous knowledge about the medicinal plants, which are used for the treatment of various ailments. During the present investigation, ethno-medicinal studies have been conducted in different locations of Kuldiha wildlife Sanctuary and its adjoining regions. Phytochemical analysis of some potential medicinal plants reveals the presence of some phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, glycosides, phenol, tannin, and saponin which are responsible for their medicinal properties and provide evidence for the validation of the ethno medicinal data for further use. Further studies on these plants' quantitative phytochemical analysis and antimicrobial activities will provide much useful information for their applications in the herbal drug industry.

Ethnomedicinal uses of medicinal plants for the treatment of skin diseases by the tribal communities of Keonjhar district of Odisha, India

“…Floristic and Ethnobotanical studies have been carried out in different districts of Odisha which provide much information regarding the ethnomedicinal uses of various plants and plant products [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] . These data has been authenticated by the phytochemical and antimicrobial study on various plants and plant products [25][26] . Nowadays skin problems in societies are increasing day by day.…”

Indigenous knowledge and ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of wounds by the forest dwellers of Keonjhar district of Odisha, India

“…This fact is evident from the systematic study of literature on the ethnomedicinal uses of plants for the treatment of various disease in the state of Orissa [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] . Besides this, the impact of biotic factors such as urbanization, industrialization have caused the loss of forests resulting in the loss of biodiversity as well as the indigenous knowledge in different regions of the state of Odisha [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] . Although number of reports are available on the treatment of wounds by traditional methods by various ethnic groups in different parts of Odisha and other parts of India [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] but the detailed study on ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of wound by various ethnic population of Keonjhar district is lacking.…”