BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
Web of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 2

Medicinal plants used by tea tribes of district Golaghat, Assam, India

Agrotechnology and Rural Development Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-785006, Assam, India

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Online published on 12 July, 2024.

Abstract

This paper represents information on ethnomedicinal plants used by the tribes of Golaghat district, Assam. For this purpose, the field work was undertaken from March to December 2023 in the tea gardens of Golaghat district. Total 52 plant species belonging to 37 families were collected and identified. Seventy two informants aged from 30-80 years were interviewed to record the ethnomedicinal data of the plant species. The plants studied are listed along with their scientific names, families, and medicinal uses.

Keywords

Ethnobotanical Study, Medicinal plants, Tea tribes, Golaghat District