Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity Around Nawargaon Village Of Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, India.

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1 Weekly Science Research Journal Primary Article Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity Arou Nawargaon Village Of Charapur District, Maharashtra, Iia. Bakare, S. S. ABSTRACT The present study deals with ethnomedicinal plants use by the people of village Nawargaon tahasil Sievahi of District Charapur (M.S.), Iia. The people from these region with a vast heritage of diverse ethnic culture a rich biodiversity is said to be a great emporium of ethnobotanical health. Studying medicinal plants helps to uersta plant toxicity a protect human a animals from natural poisons. Nawargaon is surroued by dense forest a the people collect the medicinal plant by their traditional knowledge which is used for some common diseases. Cultivation a preservation of medicinal plants protect biological diversity, for example metabolic engineering of plants. The present survey was coucted for documented of traditional knowledge a practices of plants. The present paper enumerates traditional uses of 48 different plant species. Keywords: Ethnomedicinal plants, Nawargaon tahsil, Uses. Bakare, S. S. From Department of Zoology, Shree Dnyanesh Mahavidyalaya, Nawargaon Maharashtra, Iia Article Is Published On January 2014 Issue & Available At DOI : / / /53 I.INTRODUCTION Tribal people have traditional knowledge of plant species used for different purposes such as food, beverages, colours, resins, gums a medicine. This knowledge was even passed through generation to generation a played an important role in the conservation a sustainable use of biodiversity. The medicinal plants have played an essential role in the development of human culture, for example religions a different ceremonies. The plants have been the important source of medicines used by man from prehistoric times for relieving suffering a curing ailments. The need for the integration of local iigenous knowledge for a sustainable management a conservation of natural resources received more a more recognition (Posey, 1992). In Iia, it is reported that traditional healers use 3000 plant species a 100 species of plants serve as regular source of medicine (Pie, 2001). The quest for documentation of traditional knowledge has been concentrated especially arou traditional health practices. In Iia, many iigenous plants are used in herbal medicine to cure diseases a heal injuries. Tribal people have been in the practice of preserving a rich heritage of information on medicinal plants a their usage. They have both the knowhow a do-how for preparing the medicine a its administration. If this information is yet to be collected systematically a comprehensively a maintained in databases in a manner they would help in protecting their knowledge. The objective of this study is to document the traditional medicinal plants used by the peoples of Nawargaon tahsil of Charapur district (M.S.), Iia. II.MATERIAL AND METHODS Charapur a Gadchiroli district are rich in forest area thus provides healthy habitat for floral & faunal diversity. Nawargaon is a small Page No-1

2 Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity Arou Nawargaon Village Of Charapur District, Maharashtra, Iia. town with population arou 17,000 nearly 87Km North of Charapur a 132 Km South from Nagpur. It is located 20 to 22 on latitude a 79 to 34' 60 E, with altitude ranging 270 meter above sea level. Since the area is recognized as paddy growing zone every small village is surroued by several small local water bodies. Nawargaon has rich heritage of Culture a Social activities. Nawargaon drama group represented Iia in the International SARC festival organized by the government of Kerala in The traditional knowledge about the plants for treating the common diseases was collected from peoples, especially traditional healers a village medicine-men from January 2012 to December Monthly visit a interviews of local a tribal peoples of villages were carried out for gathering the information about the ethnomedicinal plants a documents their knowledge for future generation. III.RESULT AND DISCUSSION The present study was primarily aimed to investigate the plants used by the local a tribal peoples of villages for their medicinal values. During the present investigation 48 different plants species used for a medicinal purposes by local a tribal peoples. A brief information including botanical name, family, local name, parts used a their medicinal value by the peoples is given in Table No.1. The local people a the tribal villagers are using these plants to cure many diseases Vomiting, Skin diseases, Fatigue, Blood purifier, Antipreganancy, Urinogenital disorder, Toothache, Menstrual disorder, Hypertension, like Cough, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Wou healing, Diabetes, Jauice, Sunstroke, Fever, Headache etc. They prepare the plant product as decoction, oral treatment, ointment etc. The extracts a the paste are the two main methods for treatments of diseases. The number of researcher work a studied on ethnomedicinal plants in Maharashtra a other states of Iia by Ahmed a Sinha, (2009); Ahmed a Perween, (2009); Prasad (2009); Borkar a Theng, (2010); Iqbal et al.,(2010); Ahir el al., (2011), Borkar et al., (2012); Zingare, (2012); Khoe et al., (2012); Dhore et al., (2012); Zingare et al., (2013); Shrirame a Hiwale, (2013); Watile, (2013); Wadekar et al., (2013); Ghoshal a Saoji, (2013); Puranik, (2013); Go, (2013) a Pocchi, (2013) a Harney, (2013). The local uses of plants as a cure are common particularly in those areas, which have little or non access to modern health services (Faulk, 1958), such as the innumerable villages a hamlets in Iia. The ethnomedicinal plants are uer threat due to deforestation, overgrazing a their neckless utilization. It iicates the urgent need of their conservation for sustainable development (Burlakoti a Kunwar, 2008; Kunwar a Dawadee, 2003). It is essential that ethnomedicinal investigation should persistently be carried on a efforts should be made for proper protection, cultivation a conservation of these precious medicinal plants in a large scales so that professional requirements can be fulfilled (Muller, 2003). Due to commercial harvesting deforestation, uncontrolled grazing the medicinal plant diversity is being largely threatened a many species have come uer critically eangered category. With the active support of local a villagers, importance of these economically important plants could be utilized for the benefits of our future generations. Table 1: List of ethnomedicinal plants with their uses. Sr. Botanical Name with No. Family 1. Mangifera iica 2. Phyllanthus emblica 3. Tamaraus iica Caesalpiniaceae 4. Sapiu emarginatus Sapiaceae Local Name Amba Awala Patrs Used Name of the Disease/Uses Leaves, barks, fruitsa Diarrhea, Dysentery seeds Leaves, fruits a seeds Vitamin deficiency Chinch Fruits, seeds a roots Scorpion bites Ritha Bark, fruits a roots Healthy hair, Antibacterial Page No-2

3 Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity Arou Nawargaon Village Of Charapur District, Maharashtra, Iia. 5. Cassia tora 6. Adathoa vasica Acanthaceae 7. Euphorbia geniculata 8. Tinospora cordifolia Menispermaceae 9. Ficus bengalensis 10. Mimosa pudica Mimociaceae 11. Azadiracta iica Meliaceae 12. Madhuca iica Sapotaceae 13. Derocalamus strictus Gamineae 14. Butea monosperma 15. Psidium guajava Myrataceae 16. Terminalia arjuna Combretaceae 17. Ricinus communis 18. Vitex nigua Verbanaceae 19. Centella asiatica Simorouba excelsa 20. Syzigium cumini Myrataceae 21. Acacia nilotica 22. Ficus racemosa 23. Annona squamosa Annonaceae 24. Pongamia pinnata 25. Michelia champaca Magnoliaceae 26. Pithocellobium dulce 27. Hibiscus cannabinus Malvaceae Tarota Leaves Diabetes Adulsa Leaves, roots, flowers Cough a cold a stem bark Dudhi Aerial parts Jauice Gulvel Aerial parts Flue Wad Bark, leaves, fruits, Anti-diabetic, wou seeds a latex Lajalu Whole plant Stimulant Kadunimb Bark, leaves, flowers Antibacterial a seeds Moha Bark, heart-wood, fruits Wous a seeds Bambu Culms T.B., Cough Palas Barks, leaves, fruits, seeds a gums Diabetes Jam Leaves, fruits a root Anti-diarrhea Arjun Bark Diuretic, Cardio tonic Yerai Leaves a seeds Anti swelling Nirgudi Flowers a roots Anti-inflammatory Bone fracture Bramhi Whole plant Memory stimulant Jambul Bark, leaves a fruits Diabetes, Acidity Babul Pods, leaves, bark a Dental use gums Umbar Fruits Anthelmentic Shitafal Leaves, roots, fruits a Reducing weight seeds Karanj Leaves, flowers, seeds Wou healing a bark Chamapa Leaves a flowers Expectorant, Purgative Vilayati Fruits Antioxidant chinch Ambadi Leaves a fruits Sunstroke Page No-3

4 Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity Arou Nawargaon Village Of Charapur District, Maharashtra, Iia. 28. Allium sativum Liliaceae 29. Tridax procumbems Asteraceae 30. Feronia limonia 31. Vinca rosea Apocynaceae 32. Calatrophis procera Asclepiadaceae 33. Cymbopogon citrates Poaceae 34. Ocimum sanctum Lamiaceae 35. Termanilia bellirica Combretaceae 36. Buchnania lanzan 37. Diospyrous melanoxylon Ebenaceae 38. Manilkara hexara Rubiaceae 39. Momordica charantia Cucurbitaceae 40. Abrus precatorius 41. Argemone Mexicana Papaveraceae 42. Diospyros melanoxylon Ebnaceae 43. Acacia catechu Mimosaceae 44. Catharanthus roseus Apocynaceae 45. Centella asiatica Apiaceae 46. Aegel marmelos Rutaceae 47. Curcuma longa Zinziberaceae 48. Semicarpus anacardium Lasun Bulbs Cough Kambarmodi Leaves Kraking foot Kawath Leaves a fruits Shwet prader Sadafuli Leaves a flowers Leukemia Rui Whole plant Cough Gawti chaha Whole plant Cough Tulas Whole plant Fever Behada Bark a fruits Vomiting, skin diseases Char Fruits Cough,Skin diseases, Bronchitis, Tembhurni Fruits a seeds Cough, Diabetes, Asthma, Blood purifier Khirani Fruits Arthritis, Blood purifier, Heat burning, Wormicide, Jauice. Karella Fruits a seeds Diabetes, blood purifier a antihelminthic Gunja Roots Scorpion bite, skin damage, swelling Dhatura Leaves Body heat Teu Fruits Antipreganancy Khair Pods, leaves, bark a Urinogenital disorder, gum diarrhea, dysentery, toothache Jaganthi Leaves a roots Diabetics, menstrual disorder, hypertension Bramhi Whole plant Measles, jauice Bel Leaves, root a fruits Anti-dysentery Haldi Rhizomes Antibacterial, Wou healing Biba Fruits Piles, worm IV.REFERENCES 1.Ahir, R., Pokale, S. a Wagh, S. (2011). Studies on biodiversity of certain medicinal plants of Ahmadnagar region, M.S., Iia. ISRJ., 1(6): Ahmed, A. a Perween, H. (2009). Study of medicinal plants used in the treatment of Hypertension. Int. J. Meel., 26(1-4): Ahmed, A. a Sinha, R.R. (2009). Study of some iigenous medicinal plants of Patana Page No-4

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