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September 10, 2025Ecology Environment and Conservation0 citations

Traditional Uses of Medicinal Plants by Ethnic Peoples of Daspur-2 Block of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

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SSSaikat SamantaAYAwadesh Kumar Yadav

Key Points

  • Ethnic peoples used various medicinal plants for treating numerous ailments, including cough and diabetes.
  • Data was collected through interactions with traditional healers and local elders, showcasing a rich cultural insight.
  • Identification of plants followed a rigorous taxonomic method, ensuring accurate documentation of ethno-medicinal knowledge.
  • The study underscores the significance of traditional knowledge in promoting sustainable healthcare practices globally.

Abstract

The present paper deals with the utilization of sustainable healthcare system and variation of different types of ethno-medicinal plants used by the ethnic peoples. The many ethnic peoples like Bhumij, Munda, Vill, Cole etc maintain the healthcare system since long. These peoples collected plant parts for their curation. The data was documented by the interaction with the local old-aged peoples, traditional healers and other knowledgeable persons in this area of the Block. The ethnic peoples cured from the numerous diseases like cough and cold, diarrhoea, amoebic dysentery, abdominal pain, menstrual disorder, skin problems, fever, hair fall, eye irritation, diabetes, etc. The identification of the medicinal plants was done and listed by the ideal taxonomic method. Various types of medicinal plant parts and their traditional uses was also documented by the survey. The traditional knowledge of the ethnic peoples will help the peoples of the world in future.

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Samanta et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1c63654b1d3bfb60f224dhttps://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2025.v31i04s.026
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