Research Article
Traditional Practices, Formulations and Dosages of Medicinal Plants: A Survey in Faridpur District of Bangladesh
Rachana Sikder
Department of Botany, Government Hossain Shahid Suhrawardy College, Magura, BangladeshDOI: https://doi.org/10.54479/pae.v1i01.6665
Article History
Received: 02 September 2021, Revised: 30 September 2021, Accepted: 02 October 2021, Published online: 10 October 2021
Abstract
Nature is a storehouse of enormous remedies and plants, as a part of nature, have a long history of cured different ailments of human beings. The present ethnobotanical survey found that the people of Faridpur district preferred a total of 26 plant species for their traditional healthcare systems. The recorded plant species were belongs to 22 families, and only Asteraceae, Euphorbiaceae and Piperaceae families possess more than one species to use. As for plant habits, 62% of species on the list were herbaceous and tree. Leaves and fruits were mostly useable parts as traditional medicines. The highest number of ailments for traditional practice was found related to skin problems (19%) following external injury (15%) and stomach related problems (13%). The amount of dosages and the mode of application also were included in this report. In total 52 traditional practices with 7 new records from Bangladesh were listed. Moreover, the new generations were found to be comparatively less interested in traditional health care systems than the older people. It was the first attempt to explore the traditional values of some medicinal plants with their mode of applications from this region.
Keywords
Traditional medicine, Medicinal plants, Formulations, Faridpur, Bangladesh
Corresponding Author
Rachana Sikder
Contact: rachanasikder@gmail.comConflict of Interest
The author declares that the article has no competing interests with any individual person, organization or institute.
Acknowledgement
The authors are highly grateful to the local residents of the district for their cooperation during data collection.
To Cite the Article
Sikder R. Traditional practices, formulations and dosages of medicinal plants: a survey in Faridpur District of Bangladesh Plants and Ecosystem. 2021;1:21-6.
