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The project aims to document the ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices of tribal communities in Santhal Pargana, India.

April 8, 2026Open Access

Roots of Healing: Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Tribal Communities in Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand, India

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KBKulesh BhandariSNC-Lavalin (Canada)

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Fieldwork documents traditional healthcare practices and medicinal plant use in tribal communities, highlighting its ecological and cultural significance.

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The project aims to document the ethnomedicinal knowledge and healthcare practices of tribal communities in Santhal Pargana, India.
Conducted fieldwork across remote villages in Jharkhand from March to July 2025.
Collected data through semi-structured interviews with traditional healers and elder women.
Performed participatory plant identification walks and direct observations to record medicinal practices.
Documented 28 medicinal plant species along with their names, uses, and preparation methods.
Identified and recorded ethnomedical knowledge from 25 key informants.
Mapped plant use patterns and medicinal practices within the socio-cultural context.
Created a curated dataset for future studies in ethnobotany and rural healthcare.

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Kulesh Bhandari (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5f00974eaea4b11a798e0 https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/mbh4x

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Fieldwork documents traditional healthcare practices and medicinal plant use in tribal communities, highlighting its ecological and cultural significance.

Roots of Healing: Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Tribal Communities in Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand, India

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Roots of Healing: Ethnomedicinal Knowledge of Tribal Communities in Santhal Pargana, Jharkhand, India

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