Abstract

Folk Medicine Practices for the treatment of Abortion, Body weakness, Bronchitis, Burning sensation, Leprosy and Gout of Santal Tribal Practitioners at Jamtala Village under Sadar Upazila of Chapai Nawabganj District, Bangladesh

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  • Folk medicine practices for the treatment of abortion, body weakness, bronchitis, burning sensation, leprosy and gout of Santal tribal practitioners at Jamtala village under sadar upazila of Chapai Nawabganj district, Bangladesh was carried out

  • Ethno-medicinal data was recorded from the Santal tribal practitioners of semi structural questionnaire, interviews and group discussions

  • A total of 38 plant species under 36 genera of 31 families have been documented which are used for the treatment of 6 categories of human diseases

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Folk medicine practices for the treatment of abortion, body weakness, bronchitis, burning sensation, leprosy and gout of Santal tribal practitioners at Jamtala village under sadar upazila of Chapai Nawabganj district, Bangladesh was carried out. A total of 38 plant species under 36 genera of 31 families have been documented which are used for the treatment of 6 categories of human diseases. In this present research article was to reported about local ethno-botanical uses of plants collected from traditional practitioners to cure six (6) human diseases at Jamtala village under sadar upazila of Chapai Nawabganj district, Bangladesh. All the information regarding plant species, biological forms, habitat, local names and uses was documented.

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