Abstract
Traditional medicine is the sole method of treatment in rural India even today. Several communities practice their traditional method of treatment and are not affected by the advances in modern medicine. The tribal communities prefer to use and consult their own traditional practitioners since these are easily available, accessible and cheap. It is also believed that these are free of side effects and very effective. The Mizos of the north-eastern state of India (Mizoram), use several plants to treat various ailments. Their practices are unique and are usually carried out by elderly persons of the community or traditional healers. Several plants used in their traditional medicine have been scientifically validated for their efficacy and toxicity studies. However, a large number still awaits identification and efficacy validations. This manuscript describes both the studied and untouched medicinal plants used in the traditional medicine system of the Mizos of Mizoram. Although, several other remedies are yet to be discovered, this study has described most of them in current use.
Highlights
Medicinal plants serve as the mainstay of various traditional disease management strategies since time immemorial [1]
Traditional medicines are projected to be integrated into disease management programs in Primary Health Centers (PHC), thereby increasing recognition and support from the Government [4]
International organizations and policy makers believe that primary health care system PHCs are Pharmacognosy - Medicinal Plants still the best to meet the needs of the people in villages and are assumed to be the universal solution for improving human health [5]
Summary
Medicinal plants serve as the mainstay of various traditional disease management strategies since time immemorial [1]. The parts of the plant mainly used as medicine are leaves, roots, seeds and stem bark, among which leaves constitute the highest percentage Various ingredients such as sugar, oil, water, honey, and citrus juice are added to enhance the taste, aid consumption and to conceal the smell [13]. Chonemorpha fragrans, Emblica officinalis, Oroxylum indicum, Terminalia chebula, Dillenia pentagyna, Clerodendrum colebrookianum, Catharanthus roseus, Cassia fistula, Carica papaya, Capsicum frutescens, Aeschynanthus sikkimensis, Adhatoda zeylanica, Adhatoda vasica, Homalomena aromatica, Passiflora sp., Acacia concina, Amomum subulatum, Gynura conyza, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Laportea crenulate, Momordica charantia, Musa superba, Alocasia indica, Cucurma caesia, Passiflora edulis, Andrographis paniculate, Ardisia paniculate, Averrhoa sp., Dendrocnide sinuate, Dillenia indica, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Mallotus roxburghianus, Phyllanthus fraternus, Ficus semicordata, Hedyotes scandens, Mimosa pudica, Bridelia monoica, Benicasia hisipida Curcuma longa, Dendrocnida sinuate, Euphorbia royleana, Saccharum officinarum, Garcinia cowa, Vitex peduncularis, Rubus rosifolius, Punica granatum. Scoparia dulcis, Saraca asoca, Citrus sinensis, Saccharum arundinaceum, Osbeckia sikkimensis, Achyranthes bidentata, Smilax ovalifolia, Costus speciosus, Jasminum nervosum, Hedychium spicatum, Rotula aquatic, Begonia inflata, Desmos chinensis, Ardisia macrocarpa, Myrica esculenta, Ageratina adenophora, Stevia rebaudiana, Actephila excelsa, Oryza sativa, Vitex peduncularis, Solanum nigrum, Centella asiatica, Occimum tenuiflorum, Phyllanthus fraternus, Ricinus communis, Sida acuta, Hedyotes scandens, Helicia robusta, Mimosa pudica, Plantago asiatica, Xanthium strumarium, Tagetes erecta, Syzygium cumini, Stevia rebaudiana, Siegesbeckia orientalis, Sida acuta, Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum, Actephila excelsa
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