The Biobrio 2(3 & 4), 2015

Some Antipyretic Ethno-medicinal Plants used by Munda Tribe of Tamar Block of Ranchi District, Jharkhand

Dara Singh Gupta, Pushpa Salo Linda, Ashok Kumar, M R Sinha

ABSTRACT:

This ethno medicinal plant’s survey was carried out to collect the information on the use of some antipyretic activity of plants used by Munda Tribe of Tamar Block of Ranchi District. A total no of 40(forty) antipyretic plants species belonging to twenty-three (23) families and thirty-eight (38) genera have been recorded through structured questionnaires in consultations with the knowledgeable person, Baidhyas and also some community members. For curing the different diseases the use of above ground plant parts was higher (65.47%) than the underground plant parts (14.53%). Of the above ground plant parts leaf was used in the majority of cases, followed by whole plant parts, fruit, bark, and flower. Of the underground plant parts, roots and rhizomes are main medicinally valuable. Many antipyretic ethno-medicinal plants are found in different revenue villages of Tamar block. The present paper implies the potential of the traditional knowledge for the main kind. Some of the interesting plants Abutilon indicum, Hemidesmus indicus, Bacopa monieri, Citrus medica, Curcuma longa, Vitex negundo, Tinospora cordifolia.

Keywords:    

Tamar Block, Antipyretic, Traditional knowledge

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