Medicinal Plant Diversity and Their Therapeutic Uses in Selected Village Common Forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh

Ethnobotany of Medicinal Plants Used by Rakhine Indigenous Communities in Patuakhali and Barguna District of Southern Bangladesh

“…Conservation status of the species reported in this study has been assessed according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Table 4). According to the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria (https://www.iucnredlist.org), the plants reported in this study include 4 plant species Data Deficient (DD), 22 Plant species Least Concern (LC), 1 plant namely Pterocarpus santalinus L.f. Near Threatened (NT) and rest of the plant species are included in the Not Evaluated (NE) category (Figure 6). We also evaluate the current availability status of the medicinal plants reported in this study in their natural habitat.…”

“…Similar results were observed with other studies conducted in different regions of Bangladesh. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]…”

“…Before the establishment of these 2 present-day countries, Rakhines are migrated to Bangladesh from Arakan in Myanmar in the late 18th century and settled in Patuakhali and Barguna districts in the 19th century. 3 , 8 Several researchers, 9 – 23 in Bangladesh have earlier been working regarding on the ethno-medicinal study of therapeutic plants utilized by the different ethnic communities in different parts of the country. Unfortunately, there has been very limited information and written documents of indigenous knowledge regarding the uses of therapeutic plants by the Rakhine ethnic community in the Patuakhali and Barguna district of Bangladesh.…”

Evaluation of Various Solvent Extracts of Tetrastigma leucostaphylum (Dennst.) Alston Leaves, a Bangladeshi Traditional Medicine Used for the Treatment of Diarrhea

“…For example, the Chakma and Tripura indigenous communities use the leaves to treat diarrhea, stomach disorders and stomachache [11], while the juice expressed from its leaves is used by the Marma community for the treatment of diarrhea and a paste of the leaves is used to treat tumors (personal communication). The juice of the leaves has also been used alongside other, unknown ingredients to treat tetanus and paratyphoid by the Chakma indigenous community [11]. On the other hand, the root of the plant is used to treat fever, gout and oedema by both Marma and Pankhua indigenous communities.…”

Stephania japonica Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice through Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase and Oxidative Stress

“…e plant is traditionally used in the treatment of vertigo, headache, and sleep disturbances. e leaves are used to cure fever and pain and as a tonic [9,10]. In Ayurveda and Sidha, the plant is being used in the treatment of various ailments, including bowel disorders, stomachache, dyspepsia, dysentery, diarrhoea, birth control, piles, urinary troubles, and heart troubles, and used as hypotensive and spasmolytic [11].…”