An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Chungtia village, Nagaland, India

Journal of Ethnopharmacology
Meyanungsang KichuJoanne F Jamie

Abstract

Traditional medicinal plant knowledge is an integral and very important part of Indigenous cultures worldwide. For many communities there is a great urgency in recording this knowledge in written form. This is the first ethnobotanical report of medicinal plant knowledge of the Nagaland Ao tribe of Chungtia village and is an important step in the preservation of this culturally and medicinally significant knowledge. The aim of the presented work was to perform an ethnobotanical study on plants of medicinal and other significance to the Chungtia villagers of Nagaland, North East India. Ethnobotanical data were collected from traditional practitioners and Elders of Chungtia village by means of open group discussions and semi-structured interviews of groups and individuals using questionnaires. The interviews were also recorded in an audio format in the local Mongsen language. The gathered ethnobotanical knowledge was compared with reported ethnobotanical usages worldwide and reported biological properties and phytochemical studies relevant to the Chungtia villagers׳ applications. A total of 135 plant species of 69 families and 123 genera were recorded for medicinal and household maintenance applications. Those applications were gr...Continue Reading

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Mar 13, 2016·Journal of Ethnopharmacology·Kaisarun AkterJoanne F Jamie
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Oct 25, 2016·BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine·Shanta IslamTajnin Ahmed
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