Abstract
Use of medicinal plants for primary health care by the local people in and around the Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh was recorded. A total of 56 plant species under 30 families with 70 formularies (treatment mode) have been documented. Among the medicinal species, Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f., C. maxima (Burm.) Merr., Cucurbita pepo L., Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh., Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotz., Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright ex Sauv. have been reported as new medicinal species from Bangladesh. Out of these plant species, 39.29% belonged to herbs, 19.64% shrubs, 3.71% trees and 5.36% climbers. In majority cases, leaves of the medicinal plants were found leading in terms of their use followed by fruit, bark, stem, seed, whole plant, latex, rhizome and inflorescence. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v41i1.11087 Bangladesh J. Bot. 41(1): 97-104, 2012 (June)
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