Traditional Knowledge and Formulation of Medicinal Plants Used By the Herbal Practitioners in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

Abstract

Traditional medicine has remained as the most affordable and early accessible source of treatment in the primary healthcare system of resource. Medical Practitioners are in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi District of Bangladesh. The medical practitioners have a long history of traditional plant usage for medicinal purpose. The present research on Traditional knowledge and formulation on medicinal plant use by the medical practitioners in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi district of Bangladesh was recorded. Frequent field trips were made during January 2018 to December 2018 to record medico-botanical data by interviewing medical practitioners of various age groups, mostly ranging between 20 to 76 years, including medicinal healers (herbalists/hakims). A total of 127 plant species under 105 genera of 66 families have been documented which are used for the treatment of 96 categories ailments. For each species scientific name, local name, habit, family, ailments to be treated, mode of treatment and part(s) used are provided. The phytochemical analysis and pharmacological investigations of traditional medicinally important plants by taking in view their proper conservation too, would help in developing novel drugs to treat ailments.