SURVEY AND DOCUMENTATION OF ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS IN TWO BLOCKS (ANGARA AND NAMKUM) OF RANCHI DISTRICT.
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2017
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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, Jharkhand-6
Abstract
Study of ethnomedicinal plants is the traditional management of human ailments.
The study covered systematically selected of two blocks in Ranchi district. Within the
selected two blocks, personal contacts were done. With thorough discussion with the
help of Discussion, interviews and through field observations were done to collect data,
and to take the a local contact person. Collected data was entered into Excel spreadsheet
and summarized. The informations regarding Indegenous Technical Knowledge (I. T. K)
were entered in a prescribed proforma which is mandatory under the IPR norms, all such
proforma with their due signature are annexed in the thesis. All the data are summarized
plant wise, plant parts and their uses in diseases. Under enumeration, the recent botanical
names, family and vernacular names , habit, plant parts used in diseases, method of
herbal formulation as used by traditional healers, are documented.
Asparagus racemosus (Sataver), Mimosa pudica (Lajwanti), Madhuca indica
(Mahua), Milletta pinnata (Karanj), Zingiber officinale (Adharakh), Heritiera fomes
(Sundhari plant), Cajanus cajan (Arhar), Justicia adhatoda (Basak), Nyctantus
arbortristis (Harsingar), Opuntia dillenii (Nagphani), Butea monosperma (Plash) were
given.
The people of the study areas and surroundings areas visit the traditional healers
for various health problems, and the local healer treat their ailments by preparing
medicine (formulations) from medicinal plants present in any around of their habitat and
they charge very nominal fee. During field visit, it was observed that some healers
hesitate to reveal the formulation or even not ready to divulge the name of particular
plants and wants some many for sharing their I.T.K. Their reservation is also due to that
if outside people will know this, they will eradicate them for their economical gain, and
the plant will lose its effectiveness. They transfer the knowledge only to the main juni or
family members, who will continue this practice after him. They dout want to transfer
their knowledge to other seet or east or other veligion and consider this knowledge as gift
of their family datei kuldevta.
Transfer of knowledge among the community in the study areas has mainly been
taking place from the father to the trusted eldest son or selected well behaved son
through long time exposure and experience learned and gained from his father. Yet this
knowledge could not be transferred freely outside blood relationship of traditional
healers.
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SURVEY AND DOCUMENTATION OF ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS IN TWO BLOCKS (ANGARA AND NAMKUM) OF RANCHI DISTRICT.
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