Quazi Md. Ali Jinnah; Sikandar Pd. Yadav

doi:10.24906/isc/2015/v29/i6/177815

Documentation of Ethnomedicinal Herbs used to Cure Urinary Problems by Indigenous People of Pakur District (Jharkhand)

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Authors

Quazi Md. Ali Jinnah
Sikandar Pd. Yadav
(Department of Botany), S.P. College, Dumka, Sidho-Kanhu Murmu University, Dumka (Jharkhand) ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24906/isc/2015/v29/i6/177815

Keywords:

Ethnomedicinal Herbs, Urinary Problems, Indigenous People, Pakur District.

Abstract

A survey conducted in Pakur from the year 2008-2012 reveals that several ethnomedicinal herbs are growing in the areas which are known to cure urinary diseases. These plants are used by rural people and aboriginal medicine men, accoucheuses, headmen, Elder women, Hakim (vaidyas), Jann Guru, Pradhan and witch doctors for controlling urinogenital disorders. The paper high lights uses of forty two (42) plant species belonging to twenty five (25) families employed ethnomedicinally in Pakur district (Jharkhand) .

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Published

2015-11-01

How to Cite

Ali Jinnah, Q. M., & Yadav, S. P. (2015). Documentation of Ethnomedicinal Herbs used to Cure Urinary Problems by Indigenous People of Pakur District (Jharkhand). Indian Science Cruiser, 29(6), 32–37. https://doi.org/10.24906/isc/2015/v29/i6/177815