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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/30428| Title: | Ethnomedicinal plants used by tribes of Kalahandi district, Orissa |
| Authors: | Panda, Tribhubana Padhy, Rabindra N |
| Keywords: | Ethnobotany;Ethnomedicine;Traditional knowledge;Tribes;Kalahandi |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2008 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. C1.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P1/12, A61P1/16, A61P7/00, A61P7/02, A61P7/04, A61P13/00, A61P15/00, A61P17/00, A61P17/02, A61P19/00, A61P19/02, A61P21/00, A61P25/00, A61P27/14, A61P27/16, A61P29/00, A61P31/00, A61P35/00, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: | An ethnomedicinal survey on the traditional knowledge of aboriginal tribes and other non-tribal communities of 400 sq km of Kalahandi district, Orissa and a comparison of the data with the available literature revealed that out of the recorded 111 flowering plants of 60 families, 49 plants have new uses that were not known here before. Moreover, different uses of known 62 more plants are recorded with new uses. These 111 plants are in use against 42 human ailments. They use the plant parts as infusions, decoctions and powders. |
| Page(s): | 242-249 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJTK Vol.07(2) [April 2008] |
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